It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Santa Barbara ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past the San Marcos Royals 3-2. This was a revenge match for Santa Barbara, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-2 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
For San Marcos' part, Dayne Dreste made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Nate Jones, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Santa Barbara has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for San Marcos, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11-1.
Santa Barbara will be playing at home against Pacifica at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Barbara is on a six-game streak of home wins, Pacifica a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for San Marcos, they will head out on the road to take on Buena at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. San Marcos is facing Buena at the right time seeing as Buena is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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