Baseball Recap: Bonita Vista Barons vs. Otay Ranch Mustangs
Bonita Vista entered their tilt with Otay Ranch with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Otay Ranch Mustangs 4-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bonita Vista also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
JOSH HUGHES was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). HUGHES has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. HUGHES was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, ISMAEL CASTANON looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
HUGHES wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was J.D. CORCORAN, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Otay Ranch's side, Ricky Aguilar was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Fernando Tovalin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Bonita Vista has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season. As for Otay Ranch, they dropped their record down to 5-17 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Bonita Vista will have a chance to go back-to-back against Otay Ranch: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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