In what's become a running theme this season, Mira Costa gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Peninsula Panthers with a sharp 12-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for Mira Costa who now have three in a row.
Alito McBean tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lucas Schermer, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Harrison Belden was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
On Peninsula's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mateo Carresi, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Yockey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mira Costa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-1 record this season. As for Peninsula, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Mira Costa will have a chance to go back-to-back against Peninsula: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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