The Mira Mesa Marauders will be playing in front of their home fans against the La Jolla Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mira Mesa: 3.8, La Jolla: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Mira Mesa beat Coronado 8-4. That's two games straight that Mira Mesa has won by exactly four runs.
The team relied heavily on Danny Underwood, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Widelski, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, La Jolla was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of El Camino by a score of 5-3.
La Jolla saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hank Hansen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Hansen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Mira Mesa and bumps their season record up to 14-11. As for La Jolla, their loss dropped their record down to 16-10.
Mira Mesa came up short against La Jolla in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, falling 4-0. Can Mira Mesa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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