Ventura is 2-8 against San Marcos since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ventura Cougars will look to defend their home field against the San Marcos Royals at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ventura has three straight wins, San Marcos has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Ventura needed a bit of extra time to put away San Marcos. They won by a run and slipped past the Royals 3-2.
For San Marcos' part, Lucia Dessert spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks. Dessert has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, San Marcos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Solana Sandoval, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double was Sandoval's first of the season.
Ventura's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for San Marcos, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Ventura hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like San Marcos struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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