Palos Verdes won the last time they faced Mira Costa, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Palos Verdes Sea Kings were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the Mira Costa Mustangs.
Stephen Deakins tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Justin Camel, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lukas Lizdenis, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Mira Costa's side, Charlie O?Connor was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. O?Connor has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mira Costa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ace Tarango, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Palos Verdes' win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Mira Costa, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9-1.
Palos Verdes will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mira Costa: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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