Otay Ranch waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They won by a run and slipped past the Mar Vista Mariners 9-8. Nine seems to be a good number for Otay Ranch as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Itzel Soto and Isabel Cintron did most of the damage at the plate: Soto went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and a double, while Cintron went 3-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Solis, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Mar Vista's side, JAYLENE SALAZAR made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in four of her eight plate appearances.
Otay Ranch has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Mar Vista, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10-1.
Otay Ranch will be playing in front of their home fans against Bonita Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Otay Ranch: 3.9, Bonita Vista: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mar Vista, they will head out on the road to square off against Bayfront Charter at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Bayfront Charter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Mar Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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