The Trabuco Hills Mustangs will square off against the San Clemente Tritons at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. San Clemente took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Trabuco Hills, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Trabuco Hills turned things around against El Toro on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Chargers 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted against the Chargers since March 17, 2022.
Meanwhile, San Clemente fell victim to Beckman and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Tritons haven't been shut out since back in March.
Luca Cifuentes was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 21 consecutive appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for San Clemente and nudges their season record down to 18-7-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Trabuco Hills, their win bumped their record up to 11-14.
Trabuco Hills took their victory against San Clemente when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 14-4 score. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Tritons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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