For the second straight game, Mar Vista will face off against Chula Vista. The Mariners will be playing at home against the Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Mar Vista has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Mar Vista is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Chula Vista just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 3-2.
For Chula Vista's part, Jorge Lopez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. Lopez also tossed a walk, which is notable because the Spartans are 6-1-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Chula Vista's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joe Alterado, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Chula Vista is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Mar Vista, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 12-12.
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