The MacDonald Condor will square off against the Del Mar Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Del Mar took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on MacDonald, who comes in off a win.
MacDonald is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Pinewood with a sharp 10-3 win on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Condor needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Connor Roberts was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Roberts was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Those hits were his first of the season.
MacDonald was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Del Mar was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Ann Sobrato, falling 12-2. Dons fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Bulldogs since on Thursday.
Del Mar saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Sonntag, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Del Mar's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for MacDonald, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.
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