The San Marcos Knights will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 10:00 a.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (San Marcos: 4, Cathedral Catholic: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
San Marcos is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Torrey Pines 3-2.
Avery Hughes tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, San Marcos saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caylene Nguyen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Poway by a score of 5-3. Cathedral Catholic has not had much luck with Poway recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
San Marcos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-13 record this season. As for Cathedral Catholic, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-6.
San Marcos beat Cathedral Catholic 5-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Does San Marcos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cathedral Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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