West was the 9-2 winner over Costa Mesa when they last played one another back in April of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Warriors fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 5-4 on Monday.
Joey Kim put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Kim was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
Kim wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Reef Sharman, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Garrett Wada also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
West's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-10. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.75 runs. As for Costa Mesa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
West will challenge Covina at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Colts' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Warriors' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Costa Mesa, they will host Northview at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 2.8, the Vikings 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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