With a playoff win on the line, Murrieta Mesa rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the Santa Monica Vikings get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. The Rams not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 15th (when they won 8-1).
Not much got past Tanner Blackmon, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Santa Monica off the board. Blackmon also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Murrieta Mesa is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 10-12 otherwise.
Alex Goettman
| 05/16/25 @ Santa Monica | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Murrieta Valley | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Chaparral | 1 |
| 04/07/25 @ Chaparral | 1 |
| 04/03/25 vs Foothill | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Goettman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Quintin Diaz was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Murrieta Mesa has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Monica, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-7.
Looking ahead, Murrieta Mesa will take on Saugus at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Monica does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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