It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Marcos can now relate to. They came up short against the Patrick Henry Patriots on Friday, falling 18-8. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Knights, who until this match were averaging 4.04 runs allowed.
Max Farrell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Grayson Wren, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
San Marcos' loss dropped their record down to 20-7-1. As for Patrick Henry, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8-2 record this season.
San Marcos will square off against Eastlake at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 4, the Titans 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Patrick Henry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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