West Covina extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Costa Mesa. Everything went their way against the Costa Mesa Mustangs as they made off with a 14-3 win. West Covina might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matches by seven runs or more this season.
Maximilian Murillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Murillo has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Murillo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jacob Nguyen, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Erik Araujo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Costa Mesa's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Clark, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Omar Gutierrez was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
The victory made it two in a row for West Covina and bumps their season record up to 15-7-1. As for Costa Mesa, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7.
West Covina will challenge Village Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Covina: 3.9, Village Christian: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Costa Mesa does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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