The Carlsbad Lancers will take on the Poway Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Carlsbad fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against La Costa Canyon on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mavericks by a score of 2-1.
Hunter Dawson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Carlsbad saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Johnson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Poway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 7-4 to Rancho Bernardo.
Owen Digenan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jake Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Carlsbad's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Poway, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Carlsbad was able to grind out a solid victory over Poway in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 7-2. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Titans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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