Baseball Recap: La Mirada Matadores vs. Foothill Knights
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but La Mirada had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Foothill Knights by a score of 5-2. The victory was familiar territory for La Mirada who now have six in a row.
Kaden Corns looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bear Calvo, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Kevin Jeon was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Foothill's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Mueller, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
La Mirada has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Foothill, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-9.
La Mirada will take on Orange Lutheran at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Orange Lutheran's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so La Mirada's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Foothill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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