It was a good run, but Mira Mesa unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Scripps Ranch Falcons by a score of 2-1. Mira Mesa has not had much luck with Scripps Ranch recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Makoa Needham was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Nathaniel Widelski made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Scripps Ranch's side, they got a great performance from Jake Sakurauchi as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Scripps Ranch saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Herrera, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Daniel Lee, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Mira Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Scripps Ranch, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13.
While Mira Mesa had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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