Costa Mesa proved they can win big on Friday (they won by eight) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Katella Knights, sneaking past 5-3. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
Troy Simmonds tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
Will Clark
| 04/29/25 @ Katella | 4 |
| 04/22/25 vs Buena Park | 2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Covina | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs West | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Segerstrom | 2 |
At the plate, Costa Mesa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Clark, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Those four hits gave Clark a new career-high. Mateo Navarro was another, going 2-for-3 with one run.
Costa Mesa is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Katella, they moved to 18-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Costa Mesa will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Knights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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