Del Norte waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the San Marcos Knights. That's two games straight that Del Norte has won by exactly three runs.
Cole Hoffman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Liam O'Day and Richie Moore did most of the damage at the plate: O'Day got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI, while Moore scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Aiden Sun was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On San Marcos' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Martinez, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Del Norte has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for San Marcos, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Del Norte by a score of 7-6.
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