Buena fell victim to San Marcos and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the San Marcos Royals. Buena has not had much luck with San Marcos recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Buena got a good showing from Miguel Magallanes, who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run over four innings pitched.
On San Marcos' side, not much got past Erik Perez, who gave up just five hits to keep Buena off the board. Perez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, San Marcos saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Foster, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Buena's loss dropped their record down to 3-20. As for San Marcos, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-11-1.
Buena will head out on the road to square off against Newbury Park at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Newbury Park is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats at home, meaning Buena will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for San Marcos, they will head out on the road to face off against Rio Mesa at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rio Mesa's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so San Marcos' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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