The Otay Ranch Mustangs will take on the Green Valley Gators in a tournament on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Otay Ranch 3.2, Green Valley 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Otay Ranch barely beat Steele Canyon the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs blew past the Cougars 14-3 on Wednesday. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Otay Ranch gave Moyses Salido the start and clearly made the right call: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Salido has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
Jonny Sanchez
| 04/01/26 vs Steele Canyon | 2 |
| 03/25/26 @ Scripps Ranch | 1 |
| 03/13/26 vs Mar Vista | 1 |
| 03/05/26 vs Mission Bay | 1 |
| 03/03/26 @ Steele Canyon | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jonny Sanchez, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Santiago Araiza was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, Green Valley came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 8-6.
Gavin Christensen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jet McNelis was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Van Ness, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Otay Ranch's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Green Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
