After flying high against Tesoro last Thursday, Mission Viejo came back down to earth. Mission Viejo fell 7-4 to the Beckman Patriots on Monday. The Diablos were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Patriots apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Mission Viejo got a good showing from Nolan Tucker, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Furthermore, Tucker didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
Robert Nestor
| 03/31/25 @ Beckman | 2 |
| 03/27/25 @ Tesoro | 1 |
| 03/26/25 vs Tesoro | 1 |
| 03/10/25 @ Northwood | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Irvine | 1 |
On the hitting side, Robert Nestor made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
Mission Viejo's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Beckman, they moved to 7-9 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
While Mission Viejo 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 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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