The Dos Pueblos Chargers will challenge the San Marcos Royals at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Dos Pueblos has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Dos Pueblos and Rio Mesa meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Chargers fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 5-4.
Brooklyn Hedricks made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Anastasia Brunner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, San Marcos beat Pacifica 7-3 on Friday. The Royals haven't had any issues with the Tritons recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Lucia Dessert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Dessert was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Solana Sandoval, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in February. Isa Malarkey was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
San Marcos was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pacifica only posted a batting average of .300.
Dos Pueblos' loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for San Marcos, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 6-10.
Dos Pueblos beat San Marcos 7-3 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Royals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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