The Mission Viejo Diablos will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. John Bosco Braves at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Mission Viejo sitting on three straight wins and St. John Bosco on four.
On Tuesday, Mission Viejo beat Torrance by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4.
Cooper Hahn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hahn was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mission Viejo let Keenan Anzai and Zale Ming loose on the outfield. Anzai went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double, while Ming went 2-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Tyler Holland, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. John Bosco earned an 8-3 victory over Dana Hills on Tuesday.
Trevor Heishman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Macade Maxwell and Carlos Barajas did most of the damage at the plate: Maxwell scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Barajas scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Tomich, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Mission Viejo has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for St. John Bosco, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Mission Viejo came up short against St. John Bosco in their previous matchup back in February, falling 9-4. Can Mission Viejo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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