For the second straight game, Southwest SD will face off against Mar Vista. The Raiders will be playing at home against the Mariners at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Southwest SD fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Mar Vista on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mariners by a score of 2-1.
For Mar Vista's part, Jayden Tillman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Tillman is becoming a predictor of Mar Vista's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 9-10 when he doesn't). Tillman was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other pitching news, Jake Leslie looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Tillman wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Peter Thomas, who went 1-for-4 with one run.
The victory (which was Mar Vista's fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-11. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Southwest SD, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10-1.
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