On Saturday, the Santa Rosa Panthers came up short against the San Marin Mustangs and fell 10-5. Santa Rosa has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nolan Bankston made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On San Marin's side, Tanner O'keefe looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). O'keefe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Scheppler, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tyler Keehn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Santa Rosa's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for San Marin, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Santa Rosa will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Foothill at 1:00 p.m. Foothill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for San Marin, they will head out on the road to challenge Heritage at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Heritage: 2.5, San Marin: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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