On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but the Costa Mesa Mustangs had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against the El Modena Vanguards. Costa Mesa has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grady Jackson and Isaiah Mamian stepped up to the plate in a big way. Jackson went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI, while Mamian scored a run while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Wylan Rottschafer, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Costa Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for El Modena, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Costa Mesa will challenge Canyon at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Costa Mesa: 2.2, Canyon: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for El Modena, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Yucaipa at 4:00 p.m. El Modena's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Yucaipa's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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