San Marcos came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Ventura Cougars by a score of 7-3. For the Royals, this counts as revenge for the 7-0 victory the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2025.
David Burkholder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, San Marcos got a big performance out of Miles Herbert, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The Royals are undefeated when Herbert posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Patrick Foster, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Royals
| 03/17/26 vs Ventura | 37.5% |
| 03/13/26 vs Rio Mesa | 28.6% |
| 03/10/26 @ Rio Mesa | 34.4% |
| 03/06/26 vs Buena | 19% |
| 03/03/26 @ Buena | 25.9% |
| + 13 more games |
San Marcos was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2025.
San Marcos now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Ventura, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
San Marcos will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cougars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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