The Santa Barbara Dons will challenge the San Marcos Royals at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Barbara will be strutting in after a win while San Marcos will be coming in after a defeat.
Santa Barbara took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over Saugus. The Dons haven't had any issues with the Centurions recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, San Marcos fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Torrance on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tartars by a score of 5-4. The Royals just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Santa Barbara's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for San Marcos, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Santa Barbara skirted past San Marcos 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Dons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Royals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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