The Mira Mesa Marauders will square off against the Calexico Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mira Mesa is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Mira Mesa proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 15) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Canyon Hills 5-4.
Brooklyn Haug spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Mira Mesa's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Isabel Novak, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base was Novak's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Calexico has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.53 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Monday. They lost 10-0 to Santana. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Mira Mesa's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-11. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Calexico, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
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