Ventura had lost six straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 2-8 to make it seven. They fell 7-3 to the San Marcos Royals. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Royals apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2025.
Ventura saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Lombardo, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Those runs marked the first that Lombardo has scored this season. Another was Brody Torres, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
As for San Marcos, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On San Marcos' side, 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.
On the hitting side, 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Bagaw, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one double.
While Ventura had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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