San Marcos has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Del Norte Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (San Marcos: 3, Del Norte: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but San Marcos had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Coronado.
Pitcher Esquer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ethan Martinez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. JJ Moran was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Del Norte waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Falcons 5-4. That's two games straight that Del Norte has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Aiden Sun, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
San Marcos' loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2. As for Del Norte, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. San Marcos has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Del Norte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
San Marcos might still be hurting after the 12-5 defeat they got from Del Norte in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for San Marcos, Chris DiPrima (who scored a run while going 2-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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