The Otay Ranch Mustangs will be taking part in a tournament against the Helix Highlanders at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Otay Ranch saw some tournament action on Wednesday. They fell 6-1 to Vista. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Otay Ranch got a good showing from Luis Sanchez, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Meanwhile, Helix didn't have quite enough to beat Montgomery on Wednesday and fell 5-3.
Ben Williams made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kie Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Helix lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Having lost for the first time this season, Otay Ranch fell to 1-1-1. As for Helix, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything went Otay Ranch's way against Helix when the teams last played back in February of 2023, as Otay Ranch made off with an 8-1 victory. Does Otay Ranch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Helix turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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