Novato is 2-8 against San Marin since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Novato Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the San Marin Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Novato: 3.2, San Marin: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Novato is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Miramonte and snuck past 5-4.
Gio Castaing was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Scafani, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, San Marin was able to grind out a solid victory over Analy on Tuesday, taking the game 7-2.
Tyler Keehn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Keehn was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Cole Chamberlain was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Matthew Baldino was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Novato's record now sits at 15-11. As for San Marin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Novato suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to San Marin in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of San Marin's Sean McGrath, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Novato knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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