It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Palos Verdes ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Mira Costa Mustangs out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Palos Verdes.
Tyler Tellenbach made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Tellenbach has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Tellenbach was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Kai Van Scoyoc looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Daniel Stender, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
On Mira Costa's side, they got a good showing from Matthew Krause, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Jake DeSpain was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Palos Verdes' victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Mira Costa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10-1.
Palos Verdes will head out on the road to square off against Culver City at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Culver City has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Mira Costa, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Santa Monica at 3:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mira Costa: 4, Santa Monica: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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