The Mission Viejo Diablos will head out on the road to face off against the Northwood Timberwolves at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Mission Viejo's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Northwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Mission Viejo beats Northwood with four runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Mission Viejo's pitchers stepped up to hand Fullerton a 4-0 shutout on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Diablos.
Aiden Chapuis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Powley, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Northwood came up short against Crean Lutheran last Friday and fell 6-1. The game marked the Timberwolves' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mission Viejo's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Northwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4-1.
Mission Viejo came out on top in a nail-biter against Northwood when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Will Mission Viejo repeat their success, or does Northwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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