After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Summit Shasta, Mission was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers with a sharp 13-5 win. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered an 8-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Arman Sheikh tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
Rowan Powell
| 04/21/25 @ Lick-Wilmerding | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs The Academy - San Francisco | 3 |
| 04/07/25 vs Washington | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Balboa | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Washington | 1 |
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rowan Powell, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Mission's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-13 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Isaiah Dantzler, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Mission moved to 5-14 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Lick-Wilmerding, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Mission didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-3 defeat against Lowell on the 23rd. As for Lick-Wilmerding, they have also already played their next contest, a 23-4 win against Marin Academy on the 22nd.
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