For the second straight game, Costa Mesa will face off against Katella. The Mustangs will be playing at home against the Knights at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Costa Mesa is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Katella a five-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
Costa Mesa proved they can win big on Friday (they won by eight) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Katella 5-3.
Troy Simmonds tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
Will Clark
| 04/29/25 @ Katella | 4 |
| 04/22/25 vs Buena Park | 2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Covina | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs West | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Segerstrom | 2 |
On the hitting side, Costa Mesa's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Will Clark, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Those four hits gave Clark a new career-high. Grady Jackson was another, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Costa Mesa is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Katella, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-4.
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