Softball Preview: Rancho Bernardo Broncos vs. San Marcos Knights
Rancho Bernardo and San Marcos are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Rancho Bernardo Broncos will be playing at home against the San Marcos Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho Bernardo will be looking to keep their 19-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Two weeks ago, it was close, but Rancho Bernardo sidestepped Mission Hills for a 7-5 victory.
Mia Cascio was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Luna de la Fuente, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, San Marcos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of San Pasqual by a score of 5-3.
Caylene Nguyen was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Nguyen has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Nguyen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Emily Lew was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Even though they lost, San Marcos didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Pasqual only tossed five.
Rancho Bernardo's win bumped their record up to 10-5-1. As for San Marcos, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Rancho Bernardo came out on top in a nail-biter against San Marcos in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Rancho Bernardo repeat their success, or does San Marcos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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