The La Jolla Vikings are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Mira Mesa Marauders at 4:00 p.m. La Jolla's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Mira Mesa's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought match, but La Jolla had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against El Camino.
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.
Meanwhile, Mira Mesa beat Coronado 8-4 on Friday. 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. Nathaniel Widelski was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
La Jolla dropped their record down to 16-10 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mira Mesa, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-11.
La Jolla was able to grind out a solid victory over Mira Mesa in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, winning 4-0. Will La Jolla repeat their success, or does Mira Mesa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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