Baseball Preview: Costa Mesa Mustangs vs. St. Margaret's Tartans
The Costa Mesa Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the St. Margaret's Tartans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Costa Mesa is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Costa Mesa gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on Orange with a sharp 9-1 victory. Nine seems to be a good number for Costa Mesa as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Mateo Navarro, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Wylan Rottschafer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, St. Margaret's came up short against Calvary Chapel on Thursday and fell 5-1.
Costa Mesa is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for St. Margaret's, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Costa Mesa came up short against St. Margaret's in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Costa Mesa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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