It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Marcos can now relate to. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palos Verdes Sea Kings on Thursday.
Kieran Babai and Steven Bradley stepped up to the plate in a big way. Babai scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Bradley went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
On Palos Verdes' side, they got a great performance from Stephen Deakins as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Tyler Tellenbach was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Kaden Stone was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
San Marcos' defeat dropped their record down to 14-13-1. As for Palos Verdes, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-11.
San Marcos does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palos Verdes, they will take on Arlington at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Palos Verdes' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Arlington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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