San Marcos took perennial power Buena down to the wire before falling 4-2 in a Channel League softball game on Tuesday.
The Royals had runners at second and third in the top of the seventh, but Buena got out of the jam by getting the next hitter to ground out for the final out of the game.
Hailee Rios and a RBI double in the fourth inning for San Marcos. On the mound, she struck out eight and allowed six hits and two earned runs.
Cara Christian and Sarah Douglas had hits for San Marcos (8-9, 1-4)
