Baseball Preview: Costa Mesa Mustangs vs. El Modena Vanguards
The Costa Mesa Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Modena Vanguards at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Costa Mesa: 1.9, El Modena: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Costa Mesa unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 8-0 defeat at the hands of Estancia. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Costa Mesa's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Costa Mesa got a good showing from Troy Simmonds, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Simmonds has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Costa Mesa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Omar Gutierrez, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Aliso Niguel typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday El Modena proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Wolverines by a score of 6-3. The victory was nothing new for El Modena as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Eric Ordaz tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Fausto Aguirre picked up the save, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lukus Alvarado, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Nick Santivanez was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Costa Mesa's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4. As for El Modena, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
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