Baseball Recap: Otay Ranch falls despite strong effort from Ricky Aguilar

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 12:32am

Baseball Recap: Otay Ranch Mustangs vs. Bonita Vista Barons

Otay Ranch was the 6-3 winner over Bonita Vista when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Otay Ranch Mustangs fell just short of the Bonita Vista Barons by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Otay Ranch has lost by just one run.

Ricky Aguilar was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with a triple and a run.

On Bonita Vista's side, their win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was JOSH HUGHES, who scored a run while going 1-for-5. HUGHES has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.

Otay Ranch dropped their record down to 6-20 with that loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bonita Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8-1.

Otay Ranch will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastlake at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastlake will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Otay Ranch surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bonita Vista, they will head out on the road to face off against Montgomery at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Montgomery's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Bonita Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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