Baseball Game Preview: Aptos Mariners vs. Harbor Pirates

The Aptos Mariners will venture away from home to face off against the Harbor Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Aptos is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Los Altos 13-7 on Saturday. The Mariners not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 29th (when they won 11-5).

Isaiah Work

Runs Batted In

05/03/25 @ Los Altos	5
03/22/25 @ Mission College Prep	4
03/29/25 vs Santa Clara	3
04/29/25 vs Soquel	2
04/23/25 vs St. Monica	1
+ 4 more games

The team relied heavily on Isaiah Work, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Aptos: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three RBI, but 6-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Garcia, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Aptos lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Harbor posted their closest victory since March 25th on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over San Lorenzo Valley. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won three in a row.

Aptos' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-12. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Harbor, their record now sits at 14-9.

Aptos might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Harbor in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Mariners avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.