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BASEBALL: San Mateo Edges Warriors Again
South City races to quick 3-0 lead but Bearcats answer back to prevail 8-7 in Peninsula Spring Classic Tournament game; Warriors fall to 0-3 against PAL Ocean Division rival.
The Score: San Mateo 8, South City 7.
The Star: South San Francisco High’s Joey Moro hit a two-run home run to right-center in the seventh inning to pull his team within one run of San Mateo. The senior first baseman finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run in the Peninsula Spring Classic Tournament game at Aragon High on Tuesday afternoon.
The Turning Point: San Mateo overcame a 4-3 deficit by scoring twice in the top of the third and then added two more runs an inning later to take a 7-4 lead. That proved to be enough of a cushion for the Bearcats to withstand Moro’s late blast.
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The Quote: “It hurts to lose again, but to know that we can come back and bust out a few hits when we need to, it’s a good feeling.” – South City first baseman Joey Moro, finding a silver lining in a tough defeat.
What’s Next? South San Francisco visits Hillsdale today at 3:15 p.m. in a Peninsula Spring Classic Tournament game.
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The Bottom Line: South San Francisco came out fighting with a three-run first, but wasn’t able to avoid its third loss against its league rival. The Warriors committed four errors, which proved costly as they trailed for the majority of the game. Though South City outhit San Mateo 14-12, the Warriors went cold in the third, fourth and sixth innings, only managing 10 plate appearances combined.
Notes: South City suffered an early end to the second and fifth innings as it went out in double plays for illegal slides into second base. … San Mateo beat the Warriors in both of the teams’ Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division games. … South City junior southpaw Brandon Low came in relief of starter Ryan Mohr in the fifth inning. Low provided a solid fastball command and recorded two strikeouts.
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San Mateo 8, South San Francisco 7.
SM – 032 210 0 – 8 12 0
SSF – 310 010 2 – 7 14 4
WP: Erlick (4-4). LP: Mohr (1-4).
HR: Moro (SSF). 2B: Zografos, Strathearn, Elrick, Trujillo (SM); Mohr, Low (SSF). 3 hits: Zografos, Mohr (SM). 2 hits: Erlick, Trujillo (SM); Moro, Karditzas, Marccuci, Azar (SSF). 3 RBI: Zografos (SM), Moro (SSF). 2 RBI: Erlick, Trujillo (SM); Mohr (SSF).
Records: San Mateo 5-8. South San Francisco 5-7.
