Otay Ranch proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by six) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hilltop Lancers a 2-0 shutout. This was a revenge game for the Mustangs: when they faced off against the Lancers two weeks ago, they had to take a 6-1 defeat.
Sebastian Magana tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Otay Ranch's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Regan Felix, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Mustangs
| 05/27/25 vs Hilltop | 2-0 |
| 05/24/25 vs Lincoln | 6-0 |
| 05/23/25 vs Escondido Charter | 5-2 |
Otay Ranch pushed their record up to 21-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hilltop, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-18.
Otay Ranch will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lancers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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