The Mission Oak Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Morro Bay Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Mission Oak is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Fresno, sneaking past 4-2. The win was familiar territory for the Hawks, who have now won six matches in a row.
Mission Oak saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Break, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Another was Luke Vieira, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Morro Bay ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past Justin Garza 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pirates have posted since April 22nd.
Morro Bay also got a great performance from Eli Brown as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Brown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Morro Bay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Mission Oak, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-9-1.
Mission Oak skirted past Morro Bay 3-2 in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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