On Tuesday, it was close, but the San Marcos Royals sidestepped the Walnut Mustangs for a 4-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for San Marcos.
San Marcos got a great performance from Alexi Stegner as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Stegner has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dayne Dreste was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
San Marcos is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9-1 record this season. As for Walnut, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
San Marcos will have a chance to go back-to-back against Walnut: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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