The Dos Pueblos High baseball team fell to visiting Mira Costa 13-6 on Friday night at Scott O’Leary Field in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs.
The offensive slugfest saw the Mustangs score nine runs in a decisive third inning.
The Chargers got off to a strong start behind Nick Salcido on the mound. Salcido carried Dos Pueblos through the first two innings while holding Mira Costa scoreless. Offensively, the Chargers wasted no time getting started, scoring three runs in the first inning after two walks left runners on first and second base. Marcus Carbajal and Salcido each hit RBI singles, and Stone Saunders grounded into a fielder’s choice to make the score 3-0.