La Costa Canyon had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the San Marcos Knights 5-4. This was payback for La Costa Canyon, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
For San Marcos' part, Pitcher Vanderpool was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits.
At the plate, Max Farrell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. JJ Moran was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
La Costa Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-12-1 record this season. As for San Marcos, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat La Costa Canyon by a score of 6-1.
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