The San Marcos Royals will head out on the road to face off against the Rio Mesa Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
San Marcos' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Buena by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for San Marcos.
Erik Perez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, San Marcos' win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Foster, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rio Mesa, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over Oxnard on Friday.
Rio Mesa also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Gavin Samora gave up just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
San Marcos has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11-1 record this season. As for Rio Mesa, they pushed their record up to 14-7-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
San Marcos skirted past Rio Mesa 2-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Marcos 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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