It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Poway can now relate to. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as San Marcos apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Poway got a good showing from Landon Nigro, who tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Nigro has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jake Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
On San Marcos' side, Isaac Esquer tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, San Marcos' victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colton Walker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Poway's loss dropped their record down to 22-11. As for San Marcos, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-14.
Poway will head out on the road to take on Arcadia at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Arcadia is on a 13-game streak of home wins, Poway a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. San Marcos will take on Ayala at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Ayala: 3.2, San Marcos: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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