Baseball Preview: Marina Vikings vs. Corona del Mar Sea Kings
After three games on the road, Marina is heading back home. They will take on the Corona del Mar Sea Kings at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Marina: 3.8, Corona del Mar: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Marina ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over Newport Harbor.
Marina got a great performance from TATE MORRIS as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on JOSH MIZOGUCHI, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of JOSEPH RAMIREZ, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Corona del Mar's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 5-1 to Laguna Beach. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Corona del Mar couldn't push the score so high this time.
Marina's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Corona del Mar, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Marina came out on top in a nail-biter against Corona del Mar in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Will Marina repeat their success, or does Corona del Mar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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