The San Marcos Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Pedro Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with San Marcos sitting on six straight victories and San Pedro on four.
Last Thursday, San Marcos was able to grind out a solid win over Fallbrook, taking the game 9-5.
San Marcos got a great performance from Pitcher Esquer as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Esquer has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on JJ Moran, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ethan Martinez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, San Pedro's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Gardena a 10-0 shutout. Considering San Pedro has won four matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
San Marcos pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for San Pedro, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
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