The Mira Costa Mustangs will challenge the Arcadia Apaches at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Mira Costa is coming into the game hot, having won their last 25 games.
Mira Costa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Arlington a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Arcadia sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Aliso Niguel on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Apaches.
Damian Catano made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Gus Cooper tossed a big game, striking out six batters over nine innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk).
Catano wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Leo Peniche, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
Mira Costa's victory was their 18th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Arcadia, their victory bumped their record up to 26-3.
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