Baseball Recap: Dos Pueblos Beats San Marcos for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Chargers

Previous 5 Games

03/21/25 vs San Marcos	6-4
03/19/25 @ Pacifica	2-0
03/18/25 @ San Marcos	6-1
03/15/25 vs Foothill Tech	6-3
03/15/25 vs Foothill Tech	5-4

Dos Pueblos entered their tilt with San Marcos on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Royals 6-4. That's two games straight that the Chargers have won by exactly two runs.

Derek Brunet made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Brunet was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Zach Gesswein was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

Dos Pueblos kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 8.8.

Dos Pueblos pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for San Marcos, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.

Coming up, Dos Pueblos will be playing at home against Ashland at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. As for San Marcos, they will be taking part in a tournament against La Habra at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.