The Lincoln Mustangs will take on the Valley Center Jaguars in a tournament on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lincoln has three straight victories, Valley Center has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lincoln proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 18) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Morse 3-2.
Xavier Malizia
Xavier Malizia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Lincoln is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Lincoln's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Castaneda, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Jerry Hou was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Valley Center didn't have quite enough to beat Sylmar on Monday and fell 5-3. That's two games in a row now that the Jaguars have lost by exactly two runs.
Lincoln's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Valley Center, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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