San Marin is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Encinal is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The San Marin Mustangs will take on the Encinal Jets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
San Marin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Novato onto the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Not much got past Sean McGrath, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Novato off the board. McGrath has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Encinal had just enough and edged Alhambra out 2-1 on Friday.
Anthony Wilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
At the plate, Encinal saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Furuichi, who went 1-for-4 with a double.
San Marin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Encinal, their victory bumped their record up to 20-7.
San Marin was able to grind out a solid win over Encinal when the teams last played back in April of 2019, winning 7-3. Will San Marin repeat their success, or does Encinal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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