San Clemente proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 11) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Beckman Patriots 4-3. This was payback for the Tritons, who suffered a 13-9 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Luca Cifuentes looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, San Clemente's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emily Racine, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Racine a new career-high. Sophie Nachman was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
San Clemente was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Tritons
| 04/03/25 vs Beckman | 4-3 |
| 03/28/25 vs Capistrano Valley Christian | 11-0 |
| 03/26/25 vs Garden Grove | 10-0 |
| 03/08/25 vs St. John's | 13-1 |
| 03/05/25 vs Dana Hills | 4-0 |
| + 3 more games |
San Clemente's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Beckman, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4.
Coming up, San Clemente will take on Northgate at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tritons 2.8, the Broncos 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Beckman, they will take on Bishop Gorman in a tournament on Friday.
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