The Del Norte Nighthawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Marcos Knights at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Del Norte has five straight wins, San Marcos has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
San Marcos typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Del Norte proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Knights. That's two games straight that Del Norte has won by exactly three runs.
Cole Hoffman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Liam O'Day and Richie Moore did most of the damage at the plate: O'Day got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI, while Moore scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aiden Sun, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Del Norte has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for San Marcos, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4.
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