The Pacifica Tritons will head out on the road to challenge the Santa Barbara Dons at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Pacifica is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Moorpark, who was ranked third at the time (Pacifica was ranked ninth). Pacifica took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Moorpark on Friday. The loss put an end to the Tritons' undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 6-0 to Oxnard.
Pacifica's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-1-2. As for Santa Barbara, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
Pacifica came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Barbara when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 4-3. Will Pacifica repeat their success, or does Santa Barbara have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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