The San Marcos Royals will challenge the Saugus Centurions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: San Marcos has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Saugus will arrive with five straight wins.
On Friday, San Marcos came up short against Oxnard and fell 5-2.
San Marcos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Solana Sandoval, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, while Saugus put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Castaic. The Centurions came out on top against the Coyotes by a score of 4-0.
The result came thanks to Taliya Mata's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those 12 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Nicole Specht was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Saugus' victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for San Marcos, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
San Marcos couldn't quite get it done against Saugus in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as they fell 9-4. Can the Royals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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