Baseball Preview: Del Norte Nighthawks vs. San Marcos Knights
The Del Norte Nighthawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Marcos Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Del Norte will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Del Norte sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Torrey Pines. That's two games straight that Del Norte has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Aiden Sun, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, San Marcos' good fortune finally ran out last Thursday. They fell just short of Coronado by a score of 7-6.
Pitcher Esquer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ethan Martinez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was JJ Moran, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Del Norte has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for San Marcos, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Del Norte has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like San Marcos struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Del Norte's way against San Marcos in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Del Norte made off with a 12-5 win. Will Del Norte 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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