For the second straight game, Mission Vista will face off against Fallbrook. Mission Vista will square off against Fallbrook at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mission Vista has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Fallbrook will come in with three straight victories.
Fallbrook hit Mission Vista with a four-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Mission Vista took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fallbrook.
For Fallbrook's part, Teague Lucy and Eric Calderon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Lucy didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Calderon tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Fallbrook is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-10 otherwise. At the plate, Lucy went 3-for-4 with one RBI, while Calderon went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Those two hits gave Calderon a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Thomas, who went 2-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and one run. He has become a key player for Fallbrook: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 8-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Petey Pizzo, who went 2-for-3 with three runs.
The win got Fallbrook back to even at 11-11. As for Mission Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.
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