Ventura beats Royals after early injury, 3-0

Emily Whitaker played an all-around solid game, but losing standout Jenny Ann Martinez to injury early on was a big hit for the San Marcos girls soccer team in Thursday’s 3-0 loss to Ventura.

Martinez was hit in the face by a ball in the first half and suffered an injury to her eye socket.

As for finding other positives besides Whitaker’s play, coach Christy Lozano could think on only one:

“It didn’t rain.”

The Royals (4-9-2, 1-3) hope to bounce back against first-place Buena on Tuesday.