Murrieta Mesa had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 10-11 to make it four. They fell 7-2 to the Vista Murrieta Broncos. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Broncos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-6 on Tuesday.
Murrieta Mesa saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brett Rawls, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
As for Vista Murrieta, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games.
On Vista Murrieta's side, Dereck Romo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Nathan Lopez was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs. Taytum Reeves was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
While Murrieta 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 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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