It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Palos Verdes had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the San Marcos Royals. The win was familiar territory for Palos Verdes who now have three in a row.
Stephen Deakins tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Tellenbach, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Stone, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On San Marcos' side, Kieran Babai and Steven Bradley did some serious damage despite the final result: Babai scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Bradley went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Palos Verdes' victory bumped their record up to 18-11. As for San Marcos, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13-1.
Palos Verdes will challenge Arlington at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Arlington: 2, Palos Verdes: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. San Marcos does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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