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| 04/11/25 - Home | 4-7 L |
| 04/09/25 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 05/22/24 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 05/21/24 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 05/17/24 - Away | 1-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
San Marcos and La Costa Canyon are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2023, but likely not for long. The Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Mavericks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (San Marcos 3.6, La Costa Canyon 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
San Marcos' usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Carlsbad hitters got past them. The Knights lost 12-5 to the Lancers on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Knights have suffered since April 18th.
Max Farrell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Maddox Ponsford, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, La Costa Canyon waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Titans a 5-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Mavericks have won by exactly five runs.
La Costa Canyon pushed their record up to 16-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for San Marcos, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6-1.
San Marcos couldn't quite get it done against La Costa Canyon in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 7-4. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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