Santa Barbara is 0-10 against San Marcos since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Santa Barbara Dons will stay at home for another game and welcome the San Marcos Royals at 3:30 p.m. Santa Barbara will be strutting in after a victory while San Marcos will be coming in after a loss.
While Santa Barbara has not struggled against Bishop Diego recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Santa Barbara was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Bishop Diego.
Madison Benedict was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). Benedict has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Benedict was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Amanda Holguin was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. Ava Karman was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, San Marcos was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They fell just short of Santa Clara by a score of 2-1.
Santa Barbara's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for San Marcos, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
Santa Barbara suffered a grim 19-2 defeat to San Marcos when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Santa Barbara avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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