SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — The San Diego Toreros host the Loyola Marymount Lions on Friday night at USD Sports Center in a matchup of two struggling West Coast Conference programs.

San Diego (17-29) enters the game after a wild 11-11 tie at Pacific on Sunday. The Toreros have lost seven of their last 10 games. Loyola Marymount (12-41) has dropped nine of its last 10, including Thursday’s series-opening 3-0 loss to San Diego.

Friday’s game is the second of a three-game series. The teams meet again Saturday.

Players to watch

Loyola Marymount right-hander Alec Johnson has been used primarily in relief. He has thrown 1 2/3 scoreless innings in each of his last two appearances, striking out one against Saint Mary’s on May 10 and allowing two hits in 1 1/3 innings against UCLA on May 5. Johnson’s best outing this season came April 21 against UC Riverside, when he threw six shutout innings, scattering three hits and striking out seven in a 4-2 win.

San Diego catcher Jayden Lobliner had a strong game in Sunday’s tie at Pacific, going 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. Lobliner has cooled off since, going 1 for 19 in his previous five games entering Friday. He drove in a run with a sacrifice fly against Portland on May 1.

Series history

San Diego shut out Loyola Marymount 3-0 on Thursday. The Toreros have won three straight in the series.

Both teams are near the bottom of the WCC standings. San Diego is 7-14 in conference play. Loyola Marymount is 3-18.

The Interstat sports simulator projects a 2-0 San Diego victory.