San Marcos flag football suffered its first loss of the young season with a 14-7 defeat at the hands of Palos Verdes on Wednesday at Warkentin Stadium.
The Royals (1-1) will now host a four-team tournament on Saturday at Warkentin Stadium, beginning with a game against Pacifica at 9 a.m. West Ranch and Chaminade will also be competing.
Palos Verdes opened the scoring with a touchdown in the first quarter, and the Royals responded on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Victoria Aldana to Sutera Raring to even the game at 7-7 at halftime.
After two empty possessions, Palos Verdes regained the lead with a deep touchdown pass in the third quarter to go up 14-7.
That proved to be the final score, as both defenses tightened up down the stretch and Palos Verdes escaped with the one-possession victory.
