The Terra Nova Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the San Mateo Bearcats at 4:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Terra Nova had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Woodside. Terra Nova has struggled against Woodside recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
John Snead was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
After soaring to a nine-point victory in their last game, San Mateo came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of El Camino by a score of 6-4.
Aaron Wong made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Julian Delfin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Terra Nova's loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for San Mateo, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Terra Nova came out on top in a nail-biter against San Mateo when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was San Mateo's Victor Angulo, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Terra Nova to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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