The Mira Mesa Marauders will challenge the Coronado Islanders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Mira Mesa fell victim to Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coronado). They were the clear victors by an 18-2 margin over Madison last Wednesday. The Islanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by eight runs or more this season.
Ali Pecus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Pecus was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Jersey Cunningham was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Sammy Aldworth was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Coronado kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.2.
The victory made it two in a row for Coronado and bumps their season record up to 4-7. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Mira Mesa, they dropped their record down to 4-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Mira Mesa's way against Coronado in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Mira Mesa made off with a 15-1 victory. Will the Marauders repeat their success, or do the Islanders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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