Costa Mesa and West Covina squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Costa Mesa had to settle for second. They lost 14-3 to the West Covina Bulldogs. Costa Mesa's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Costa Mesa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Clark, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Omar Gutierrez was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
On West Covina's side, Maximilian Murillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Murillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Murillo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jacob Nguyen was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Erik Araujo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Costa Mesa's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7. As for West Covina, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7-1.
Costa Mesa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Covina, they will face off against Village Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. West Covina is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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