The El Modena Vanguards will head out on the road to face off against the Costa Mesa Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. El Modena is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Aliso Niguel typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday El Modena proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Wolverines.
El Modena got a great performance from Eric Ordaz as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Ordaz has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Fausto Aguirre picked up the save, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lukus Alvarado, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Logan Honikel, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Costa Mesa's offense. Their tough 8-0 loss to Estancia on Friday might stick with them for a while. Costa Mesa's defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Costa Mesa also got a good showing from Troy Simmonds, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Costa Mesa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Omar Gutierrez, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
El Modena pushed their record up to 12-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Costa Mesa, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
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