The San Marcos Royals will head out to face off against the Dos Pueblos Chargers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Dos Pueblos took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on San Marcos, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, San Marcos beat Pacifica 7-3. The victory continues a trend for the Royals in their matchups with the Tritons: they've now won eight in a row.
Lucia Dessert made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Dessert was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Solana Sandoval, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Isa Malarkey, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
San Marcos was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pacifica only posted a batting average of .300.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Dos Pueblos and Rio Mesa meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Chargers fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 5-4.
Brooklyn Hedricks was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Anastasia Brunner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
San Marcos picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 6-10. As for Dos Pueblos, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
San Marcos couldn't quite get it done against Dos Pueblos in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 7-3. Can the Royals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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