San Marcos and Mission Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The San Marcos Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Mission Hills Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games San Marcos has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
San Marcos took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Del Norte a 1-0 shutout.
Bella Russo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, San Marcos' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caylene Nguyen, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. Nguyen has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Mission Hills' hitters rose to the challenge against a Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.9 points allowed on Friday. Everything went Mission Hills' way against Olympian as Mission Hills made off with a 10-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for Mission Hills as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Abby Huhn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Huhn was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, Oloa Motas was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Kenadie Katje was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
San Marcos' record now sits at 9-11. As for Mission Hills, their record now sits at 11-6-2.
San Marcos came up short against Mission Hills in their previous meeting back in March, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Motas, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that San Marcos knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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