California High School Softball - Rancho Buena Vista gets by Torrey Pines
May 11, 2021: Vista, CA 92081 The Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns nipped the visiting Torrey Pines Falcons softball squad by a final score of 4-3 in Tuesday's league battle.
The Longhorns (16-3) will now prepare for their battle against La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, CA). The Mavericks go into the Coastal (NCC) battle with a 10-8 record. In their last battle, La Costa Canyon held off Oceanside (Oceanside, CA), 14-0, in a league battle.
The Falcons now possess a 14-5 record. They play next when they host La Costa Canyon for a Coastal (NCC) battle on Tuesday, May 18. Torrey Pines will meet a Mavericks squad coming off a 2-1 league loss to Rancho Buena Vista (Vista, CA). The Mavericks record now stands at 10-9.
Game Summary
FALCONS DROP HEART-BREAKER TO POWERFUL RBV IN LEAGUE PLAY
THE TORREY PINES LADY FALCONS WERE WITHIN 4 OUTS OF BEATING THE # 2 RANKED SAN DIEGO SECTION SOFTBALL POWERHOUSE RANCHO BUENA VISTA LONGHORNS ON THE ROAD TUESDAY BUT COULD NOT CLOSE IT OUT AND DROPPED A 4-3 DECISION. TORRY PINES SCORED A RUN IN THE 4TH AND 2 IN THE 6TH TO TAKE A 3-2 LEAD INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE 6TH INNING. WITH 2 OUTS AND 2 ON SENIOR AVA BRADFORD LINED A 2 RUN DOUBLE TO THE OUTFIELD TO GIVE THE LONGHORNS THE 4-3 LEAD WHICH WAS THE FINAL SCORE. TORREY PINES GOT THEIR 2 RUNS ON A BUNT SINGLE, STOLEN BASE, A DELAYED DOUBLE STEAL AND A 2 RUN BLOOP SINGLE BY JUNIOR SIMONE BERTUCCI IN THE TOP OF THE 6TH INNING TO TAKE A 3-2 LEAD. ALL CIF CF KYRA CHAN LED THE FALCONS GOING 2-3 WITH 2 RUNS SCORED AND 2 STOLEN BASES. SENIOR LEFTY SAVANNAH COYLE THREW A 3 HIITER FOR THE LONGHORNS WITH 8 STRIKE OUTS AS RBV IMPROVED TO 18-3 ON THE SEASON, TORREY PINES FELL TO 14-5 WITH THE LOSS.