Carlsbad had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the San Marcos Knights a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Carlsbad has won by exactly two runs.
The result came thanks to Tyler Foster's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carlsbad's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jett Kenady, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On San Marcos' side, they got a good showing from Kyler Dufek, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Carlsbad is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for San Marcos, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-10.
Carlsbad will have a chance to go back-to-back against San Marcos: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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