Mira Costa lost against Palos Verdes back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Mira Costa Mustangs wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-1 walloping at the hands of the Palos Verdes Sea Kings. Mira Costa has not had much luck with Palos Verdes recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Charlie O?Connor was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mira Costa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ace Tarango, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Palos Verdes' side, they got a great performance from Stephen Deakins as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Justin Camel was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Stone, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Mira Costa's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9-1. As for Palos Verdes, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
While Mira Costa had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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