The Mission Hills Grizzlies will head out on the road to take on the San Marcos Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mission Hills has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while San Marcos will come in with six straight wins.
On Tuesday, Mission Hills came up short against Poway and fell 5-2.
Mission Hills saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Huhn, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Del Norte typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday San Marcos proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Nighthawks by a score of 7-3.
San Marcos let Emily Lew and Caylene Nguyen loose on the outfield. Lew scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Nguyen scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Nguyen is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Addison Taufa was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Mission Hills' loss dropped their record down to 14-10-2. As for San Marcos, they pushed their record up to 15-12 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Mission Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like San Marcos struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Mission Hills beat San Marcos 5-1 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mission Hills since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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