The matchup between San Marcos and Granada Hills Charter on Wednesday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Royals fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 12-11. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Royals, who until this game were averaging 4.05 runs allowed.
San Marcos got a good showing from Gunner Martinez, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Quinn Melton made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Landon Johnson, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs.
San Marcos' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for Granada Hills Charter, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-11.
San Marcos has already played their next contest, an 8-5 win against Oxnard on the 17th. As for Granada Hills Charter, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 5-2 victory against Cleveland on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
