For the second straight game, Otay Ranch will face off against Hilltop. The Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Otay Ranch 3.8, Hilltop 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hilltop will be up against a hot Otay Ranch squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Mustangs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Lancers a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Otay Ranch got a great performance from Sebastian Magana as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over six innings pitched. What's more, Magana posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Otay Ranch's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Regan Felix, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Otay Ranch's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hilltop, they moved to 13-18 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
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