The Costa Mesa Mustangs will head out to face off against the Kennedy Fighting Irish at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Costa Mesa is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
On Friday, Costa Mesa was able to grind out a solid victory over Katella, taking the game 5-2.
Aiden Comte and Grady Jackson did most of the damage at the plate: Comte went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double, while Jackson went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Costa Mesa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kennedy). They blew past University 20-11 on Saturday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Fighting Irish, who until this matchup were averaging 3.7 runs allowed.
Adrian Sanchez was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Axel Rojas, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Kennedy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for Costa Mesa, their victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6.
Costa Mesa came out on top in a nail-biter against Kennedy in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fighting Irish turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
