BY TED APODACA: Pacifica High had a chance to hand Cypress its first league loss of the season, but came up short, 2-1, last week at Pacifica High.<\/p>\n

Two days later the Mariners fell behind 4-0 in the first inning, again falling short by a final score of 6-3.<\/p>\n

The week ended with Cypress and Kennedy both atop the Empire League standings at 6-0. Pacifica fell to 2-4, but with a potential showdown with Tustin (4-2) for third place in the final week of the season.<\/p>\n

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BY TED APODACA: Pacifica High had a chance to hand Cypress its first league loss of the season, but came up short, 2-1, last week at Pacifica High.<\/p>\n

Two days later the Mariners fell behind 4-0 in the first inning, again falling short by a final score of 6-3.<\/p>\n

The week ended with Cypress and Kennedy both atop the Empire League standings at 6-0. Pacifica fell to 2-4, but with a potential showdown with Tustin (4-2) for third place in the final week of the season.<\/p>\n

Against Cypress, the Mariners had a chance with a solid performance from starting pitcher Troy Bethel, who went seven innings with just five hits allowed and two earned runs. A solo home run and two-out double would prove to be enough to give the Centurions the lead.<\/p>\n

But the Mariners had a chance to put pressure on the Centurions in the bottom of the fourth inning. Trailing 1-0, the Mariners loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth with no outs.<\/p>\n

Matt Moslenko was hit by a pitch and junior catcher Dominic Zerillo reached on an error at third base. When senior outfielder Tommy Mercurio laid down a sacrifice bunt attempt, the Centurions could not cleanly handle the play and Mercurio reached to load the bases.<\/p>\n

But the Cypress pitcher induced a ground ball on the next play for a double play. The run scored to tie the game, but Cypress would end the threat with another ground out.<\/p>\n

In the bottom of the sixth, the Mariners would have two runners on with one out, but another double-play grounder would again thwart the threat and leave the Mariners trailing 2-1. <\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Mariners would fall behind 4-0 after the first inning before eventually falling 6-3 to Cypress, at Cypress High. Derek Jackson was 2 for 3 with two RBI for the Mariners.<\/p>\n

Pacifica was at Western on Tuesday and will host the Pioneers on Thursday at 3:15 p.m. The Mariners will be at Tustin on Tuesday and will host the Tillers on May 12 to end the regular season. Both games will be at 3:15 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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