The Mira Costa Mustangs will square off against the Leuzinger Olympians at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mira Costa sitting on three straight wins and Leuzinger on five.
Mira Costa is returning to their home field after beating Wiseburn- Da Vinci on theirs, despite the fact Wiseburn- Da Vinci has dominated at home this season. The Mustangs walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Wolves on Friday.
Meanwhile, Leuzinger beat Hawthorne 5-2 on Thursday.
Victoria Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Leuzinger's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacqueline (Jaycee) Chavez, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Tyler Lewis was another, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Leuzinger's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Mira Costa, their victory bumped their record up to 7-15.
Mira Costa took their win against Leuzinger when the teams last played back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 26-3 score. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Olympians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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