Baseball Recap: Costa Mesa Mustangs vs. West Covina Bulldogs
Costa Mesa and West Covina squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Costa Mesa had to settle for second. They lost 14-3 to the West Covina Bulldogs. Costa Mesa's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Costa Mesa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Clark, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Omar Gutierrez was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
On West Covina's side, Maximilian Murillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Murillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Murillo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jacob Nguyen was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Erik Araujo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Costa Mesa's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7. As for West Covina, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7-1.
Costa Mesa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Covina, they will face off against Village Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. West Covina is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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