The San Marin Mustangs will challenge the Marin Catholic Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (San Marin 2.6, Marin Catholic 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
San Marin is returning to their home field after beating Archie Williams on theirs, despite the fact Archie Williams has dominated at home this season. The Mustangs came out on top against the Peregrine Falcons by a score of 8-4 on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Peregrine Falcons: they've now won three in a row.
Taylor Testa
| 04/30/25 @ Archie Williams | 2 |
| 04/28/25 vs Redwood | 1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Cardinal Newman | 1 |
| 04/02/25 vs Tamalpais | 0 |
| 03/26/25 @ Redwood | 1 |
Taylor Testa spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, San Marin let Tessa Christian and Leah Cronin run wild. Christian went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI, while Cronin went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Christian a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Mendoza, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Marin Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Red Tailed Hawks. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted since March 24th.
Marin Catholic also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Malliah Foster gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Morgan Carlson was incredible, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Lyla Gonzalez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
San Marin pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Marin Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
