The Mira Mesa Marauders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mira Mesa will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
If Mira Mesa beats Mater Dei Catholic with five runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Mira Mesa had just enough and edged La Jolla out 5-4. That's two games straight that Mira Mesa has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Nathaniel Widelski, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 8-2 to Montgomery. Mater Dei Catholic has struggled against Montgomery recently, as their contest on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Mira Mesa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-11.
Mira Mesa came up short against Mater Dei Catholic in their previous meeting back in March, falling 7-2. Will Mira Mesa have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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