Mission Vista hasn't had much luck against Westview recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Mission Vista will look to defend their home field against Westview at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Mission Vista needed a bit of extra time to put away Vista. They had just enough and edged out the Panthers 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Mission Vista has posted against Vista since May 15, 2021.

Newten Burnside
03/31/25 vs Hemet | 3 |
03/10/25 vs Elsinore | 3 |
03/21/25 @ Ramona | 2 |
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Newten Burnside spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Mission Vista is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 1-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Mission Vista saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raymond Ochylski, who went 1-for-2 with one double. Breylon Hearn also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Westview entered their tilt with Fallbrook on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against the Warriors.
Westview got a big performance out of Elijah Whelan, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Whelan a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Eli Irvine, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Westview's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Mission Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11.
Mission Vista might still be hurting after the 15-4 loss they got from Westview in their previous matchup back in May of 2018. Can Mission Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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