Mira Costa is 7-1 against Santa Monica since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Mira Costa Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Santa Monica Vikings at 3:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mira Costa: 4, Santa Monica: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mira Costa fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Palos Verdes on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Sea Kings by a score of 3-2. Mira Costa has struggled against Palos Verdes recently, as their match on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Mira Costa got a good showing from Matthew Krause, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Krause has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jake DeSpain made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Santa Monica unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Calabasas by a score of 2-1.
Santa Monica also got a good showing from Gavin Kirtley, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Santa Monica saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Myrow, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Mira Costa's loss dropped their record down to 12-10-1. As for Santa Monica, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4.
Santa Monica's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Mira Costa hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .332. It's a different story for Santa Monica, though, as they've only averaged .237. Will they be able to contain Mira Costa's hitters?
Mira Costa took their win against Santa Monica in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-4. Does Mira Costa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Monica turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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