Softball Preview: Santa Barbara Dons vs. Pacifica Tritons
The Santa Barbara Dons will head out on the road to face off against the Pacifica Tritons at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Barbara is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Friday just wasn't the day for Santa Barbara's offense. They suffered a tough 15-0 defeat at the hands of San Marcos on Friday.
Santa Barbara saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laila Hernandez, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Pacifica has not done well against Buena recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Pacifica's way against Buena as Pacifica made off with a 10-3 victory.
Pacifica got a big performance out of Kelsey Colvin, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Melissa Garcia, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Santa Barbara's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Pacifica, their win bumped their record up to 5-14.
Santa Barbara suffered a grim 16-6 defeat to Pacifica when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Santa Barbara avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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