The Mission Bay Buccaneers will head out on the road to challenge the Otay Ranch Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mission Bay will come into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Mission Bay will bounce into Monday's game after beating Mater Dei Catholic, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Mission Bay came out on top against Mater Dei Catholic by a score of 9-4 on Friday.
Mission Bay got a great performance from JJ Hicks as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
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On the hitting side, Kaden Jones was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taylon Erikson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Otay Ranch had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Chieftains.
Otay Ranch saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Martinez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Jake Medina also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Mission Bay pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 6.5 runs this season. As for Otay Ranch, their record now sits at 5-2-1.
Otay Ranch's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mission Bay has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .455. It's a different story for Otay Ranch, though, as they've only averaged .353. Will they be able to contain Mission Bay's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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