The San Marcos Knights will challenge the Del Norte Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
San Marcos is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged La Costa Canyon out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for San Marcos.
San Marcos got a great performance from Carter Tsai as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, San Marcos saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Farrell, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Del Norte waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the Titans. Del Norte's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Del Norte also got a great performance from Elliot Kim as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Kim has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Liam O'Day, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
San Marcos has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-14 record this season. As for Del Norte, the victory got them back to even at 16-16.
San Marcos skirted past Del Norte 7-6 in their previous matchup back in April. Does San Marcos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Del Norte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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