San Marcos baseball moved into first place in the Channel League standings with a 3-0 shutout victory over Buena at Joe Mueller Field.
Erik Perez tossed a stellar game for the Royals, going seven scoreless frames while striking out three and allowing zero walks.
Miles Herbert tallied an RBI single in the win while Patrick Foster smacked a hit and scored a run himself.
The other two runs came courtesy of Nate Jones and Ari Rabinowitz in the victory.
The Royals (13-11-1, 8-3-1 Channel League) will wrap up the regular season with a series against Rio Mesa, beginning on the road on Tuesday.
Pacifica 4, Santa Barbara 1
The Dons dropped their league matchup with Pacifica on Friday, moving them down to second place in the Channel League standings.
The Tritons scored all of their runs in the opening two innings thanks to an RBI single and a trio of free passes with the bases loaded.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara High’s run came courtesy of a solo homer off the bat of Grady Wilson in the sixth inning.
After Zeke Adderley started and went 1 ⅔ innings for the Dons, Tanner Wilson came into the game in relief and allowed just one run while striking out five in 4 ⅔ innings of work.
Santa Barbara High (16-6, 8-4 Channel League) will head into the final week of the regular season with a series against Ventura beginning at home on Tuesday.
Dos Pueblos 3, Ventura 0
The Chargers earned a shutout win over their own over the Cougars, 3-0.
Derek Brunet was the story of the game after going the distance for Dos Pueblos on the mound, allowing just two baserunners all game.
In the first inning, Jesse Di Maggio followed up a 10-pitch walk by Adan Blaney with a booming two-run homer to strike first.
The 2-0 score held until the sixth inning when Xander Hajda doubled home Di Maggio to pad on another insurance run.
With the win, the Chargers improved to 13-11-1 overall and 5-6-1 in league play.
Cate 14, Villanova Prep 2
The Rams clinched a spot in the postseason with a win over Villanova Prep on Friday.
It is the first time since 2019 that Cate has reached the playoffs.
“Our goal all season long was to get back to the playoffs and we did it,” Rams coach David Soto said. “This group has battled through injury and illness and never once complained. They showed some real grit this season and we are so proud of all they accomplished.
“There are still some things left to accomplish this year, but we are going to celebrate this achievement tonight and get back to work next week.”
Quinn Pullen and Peter Lehman were a strong combination at the plate as Pullen went 3-for-5 with three RBI while Lehman tallied two hits and drove in three as well.
Alex Ke, Barron Crayton, Andrew Tanner and Jackson Steele all contributed offensively as well.
Pullen was a star on the bump as well, tossing a complete game while allowing two hits and striking out a whopping 17 batters. In two games this week, the Rams struck out 33 hitters.
Cate will round out the season with a matchup for first place in league against Foothill Tech. The first game is on Monday at 4 p.m. in Ventura.