The Carlsbad Lancers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the San Marcos Knights at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carlsbad has three straight victories, San Marcos has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Carlsbad gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Del Norte.
Carlsbad got several good pitching performances, but Blake Gordon was perhaps the best, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Tyler Foster was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Jett Kenady, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, San Marcos fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Rancho Bernardo on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 3-2.
Carter Tsai was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
At the plate, Grayson Wren made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Farrell, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Carlsbad's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-9. As for San Marcos, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
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