The Del Norte Nighthawks will face off against the San Marcos Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Del Norte: 3.9, San Marcos: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Del Norte is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Poway a 5-0 shutout. Del Norte's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Elliot Kim tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Liam O'Day was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, San Marcos has not done well against La Costa Canyon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. San Marcos won by a run and slipped past La Costa Canyon 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for San Marcos.
Carter Tsai tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, San Marcos saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Farrell, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Del Norte's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-16. As for San Marcos, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-14 record this season.
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