The slugfest championship game belongs to Placentia, CA as they hit their way past Los Mochis, Sinaloa, MX, by a score of 17-7.

Los Mochis batted through the lineup in the first inning, putting five runs on the board before Placentia even had a chance to respond. In the inning, RBIs were brought in on a Jose Armenta double, Eden Lopez Tapia single, passed ball, Angel Cuevas single, and Julio Rodriguez single.

Placentia didn’t let the explosive top half of the inning faze them as they put up eight runs of their own to take the lead. Their RBI were the product of a Jeremiah Peterson two run single, Evan Anguiano single, Vincent Moran single, Oliver Rojas single, and a few errors.

They tacked on seven more in the bottom of the third to increase their lead to 15-5. The runs came on a Cole Petler double, Finn Knapp single, Anguiano walk, Caden Petler two run single, and a couple of errors.

Los Mochis responded with two runs on a Juan Cabrera single and wild pitch that scored J Armenta. The runs were too little, too late however as Placentia scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth to reach the run rule. The runs were scored on a Rojas single and a Peterson single.

The best individual performance of Los Mochis came from Armenta who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.

Rojas of Placentia went 3-for-3 in the effort with an RBI. Peterson led the team in RBI with three.

Placentia finishes their tournament 5-0 and earns the title of 2022 Mustang-9 World Series Champion.

Los Mochis, Sinaloa, MX finishes their tournament 3-2.

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