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| 05/03/24 - Home | 4-8 L |
| 05/01/24 - Away | 1-5 L |
| 05/13/21 - Away | 12-1 W |
| 05/12/21 - Home | 8-5 W |
| 05/10/21 - Away | 3-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Coronado and Mira Mesa are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Islanders will challenge the Marauders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Coronado's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Mira Mesa's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Coronado didn't have quite enough to beat Madison and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mira Mesa). They came out on top against Christian by a score of 10-7 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Marauders.
Caleb Gerlach was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathaniel Widelski, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Mira Mesa: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Rothrock, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Mira Mesa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .432. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Coronado's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Mira Mesa, their record now sits at 9-10.
Coronado couldn't quite get it done against Mira Mesa in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 8-4. Can the Islanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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