For the second straight game, Katella will face off against Costa Mesa. The Knights will square off against the Mustangs at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Katella 2.8, Costa Mesa 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Katella will face Costa Mesa after dropping another heartbreaker against Costa Mesa on Thursday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. The Knights fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The Knights have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Ben Villela was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Isaiah Munoz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Costa Mesa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for Katella, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-5.
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