Mar Vista has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mar Vista and Mater Dei Catholic are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
Mar Vista fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Olympian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Mar Vista couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mar Vista saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucious Ordaz, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei Catholic waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Eagles.
Zack Dare spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, Kaij Ordaz was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jean Pierre Noury, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mar Vista has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-19-1 record this season. As for Mater Dei Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Mar Vista came up short against Mater Dei Catholic when the teams last played back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mater Dei Catholic's Manny Fierro, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Mar Vista knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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