Baseball Preview: Mira Mesa Marauders vs. Clairemont Chieftains
The Mira Mesa Marauders will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Clairemont Chieftains at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mira Mesa's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Scripps Ranch on Friday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-0. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mira Mesa in their matchups with Scripps Ranch: they've now lost four in a row.
Zerek Zamora spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mira Mesa saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Underwood, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Clairemont fell victim to Mission Vista and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mission Vista.
Clairemont also got a good showing from Daniel McDonald, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Mira Mesa's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9. As for Clairemont, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6-1.
Mira Mesa suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Clairemont in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Mira Mesa, Colby Corlett (who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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