Costa Mesa had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 13-8 to make it four. They fell 3-0 to the Laguna Hills Hawks. If the Mustangs were looking for revenge after losing 6-2 to the Hawks when the teams met back in April of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Laguna Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
For Laguna Hills' part, the result came thanks to Nic Park's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. Park also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Hawks are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Laguna Hills' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Medina, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Another was Damian Youngman, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Costa Mesa will host Covina at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Mustangs are facing the Colts at the right time seeing as the Colts are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Laguna Hills, they will face off against Laguna Beach at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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