For the first time this season, Marcos de Niza will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out to challenge the St. Mary's Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marcos de Niza will be strutting in after a victory while St. Mary's will be coming in after a defeat.
Marcos de Niza is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against South Mountain on Wednesday as Marcos de Niza made off with a 22-0 win. With that victory, the Padres brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.
Jackson Matherson
| 03/19/25 @ South Mountain | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Ironwood | 2 |
| 03/07/24 vs Tempe | 2 |
| 02/27/25 @ Cesar Chavez | 1 |
| 02/22/24 vs Kofa | 1 |
Marcos de Niza got a massive performance out of Jackson Matherson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave Matherson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rusty Ulm, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Marcos de Niza always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Mountain only posted an OBP of .222.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, St. Mary's was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Seton Catholic by a score of 3-1. The Knights have struggled against the Sentinels recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Alfonso Ochoa was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, St. Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luis Mejia, who went 3-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Marcos de Niza's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-6. As for St. Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Marcos de Niza skirted past St. Mary's 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marcos de Niza since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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