After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Village Christian, Morro Bay was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Mission College Prep Royals. This was payback for Morro Bay, who suffered a 9-8 loss the last time these two teams met.
Emmitt Wilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Morro Bay's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Zust, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
On Mission College Prep's side, Henry Irwin was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Mission College Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Drake, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Morro Bay pushed their record up to 7-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mission College Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-6.
Morro Bay will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mission College Prep: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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