With a playoff game on the line, Poway rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the San Marcos Knights. The win was familiar territory for Poway who now have six in a row.
For San Marcos' part, Caylene Nguyen put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Nguyen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
In other batting news, Emily Lew made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Alexis Miller, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Poway has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6-1 record this season. As for San Marcos, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-13.
As of now, neither Poway nor San Marcos have any future games scheduled.
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