For the second straight game, Santa Barbara will face off against Pacifica. The Dons will welcome the Tritons at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Santa Barbara has won nine straight at home, while Pacifica won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
Santa Barbara had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Pacifica on Tuesday. The Dons put the hurt on the Tritons with a sharp 9-3 win.
For Pacifica's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devon Wilkes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, one run, and one RBI. Another was JJ Carmona, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Santa Barbara has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Pacifica, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-8.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
