The Otay Ranch Mustangs will take on the Sweetwater Red Devils at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Otay Ranch will be strutting in after a win while Sweetwater will be coming in after a loss.
Otay Ranch took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Olympian a 9-0 shutout. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Fernando Tovalin
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Otay Ranch got a great performance from Fernando Tovalin as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Tovalin also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Mustangs are undefeated when he allows at most two walks, but 4-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Otay Ranch let Jake Medina and Carlos Martinez run wild. Medina scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Martinez scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Galicia, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sweetwater lost 22-6 to Mater Dei Catholic on Monday. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Daniel Vidal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jayden Rodriguez was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Otay Ranch's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Sweetwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Otay Ranch came out on top in a nail-biter against Sweetwater in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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