San Marcos dropped its fifth-straight district game after falling 1-0 to school rival Buda Hays at Rattler field on Tuesday night.
The losing streak has shaken the confidence of the team due to its lackluster performances at the plate over their last stretch of games. Although they’ve been able to contain the top teams in the district defensively, it’s been a struggle getting guys across home plate safely. In 17 of their 22 games, San Marcos has scored more than four runs in a game. The script has flipped in district play, as its yet to score more than four runs in any of its last five losses. Head coach Bryan Webb wants his team to believe they belong in this district rather than just being present at the games.
“We just gotta get confidence in ourselves, man. We’ve seen some dudes on the mound and we’ve struggled with good pitches and you’re gonna struggle. That kid had a heck of a game. He’s a good pitcher. He’s legit,” Webb said about Hays pitcher Tyler Cooper. “But you know, when you have opportunities against guys like that, you have to execute and we missed some things tonight. In order to better our chances out there, we have to take advantage against great pitching like that. So we’ve just got to figure it out. We’ve got to believe that what we’re doing is the right thing and the best thing for us and quit doing more than we’re capable of doing and just execute.”
