The Santa Barbara Dons will head out to challenge the Pacifica Tritons at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Santa Barbara 3.2, Pacifica 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Santa Barbara and San Marcos had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Dons had just enough and edged out the Royals 2-1 on Friday. The Dons haven't had any issues with the Royals recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Pacifica waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 8-3.
Alex Villicana spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Byron Cibrian, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Carmona, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Pacifica always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Santa Barbara's record is now 17-7-1. As for Pacifica, their record now sits at 17-7.
Santa Barbara couldn't quite get it done against Pacifica in their previous meeting back in February as they fell 4-1. Can the Dons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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