Knights
| 04/29/25 vs Costa Mesa | 3-5 |
| 04/25/25 vs Kennedy | 7-3 |
| 04/22/25 @ Kennedy | 3-1 |
| 04/18/25 @ Buena Park | 2-0 |
| 04/15/25 vs Buena Park | 8-4 |
Katella dropped their record down to 18-4 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Costa Mesa Mustangs by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Knights have suffered since March 10th.
Katella saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Bustos, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for Costa Mesa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as 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 pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
On Costa Mesa's side, Troy Simmonds tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Simmonds has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
While Katella had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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