Baseball Recap: Muir Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Muir is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Polytechnic on Thursday, but Polytechnic came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Muir Mustangs came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Polytechnic Panthers. The four-run effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Conrad Hunziker

Batters Struck Out (Career)

02/27/25 vs Polytechnic	14
02/21/25 vs Duarte	12
02/24/24 vs Norte Vista	10
02/17/24 vs Wilson	5
02/18/25 vs Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA)	4

Conrad Hunziker made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Kahlil Rishwain was excellent, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (four). Eduardo Sosa also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Muir was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Muir's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs over those games. As for Polytechnic, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Coming up, Muir will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against Rialto at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Muir is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Polytechnic, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers face off against the Jaguars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Polytechnic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.