Softball Preview: La Costa Canyon Mavericks vs. Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns
La Costa Canyon has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Costa Canyon: 2.6, Rancho Buena Vista: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, La Costa Canyon gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past El Camino 8-1.
Gracie Camacho made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Camacho has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Camacho was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Mia Reynoso was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Rancho Buena Vista had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Torrey Pines on Friday. Rancho Buena Vista has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tiaira Richardson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Avalon Millard, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
La Costa Canyon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Rancho Buena Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Everything went La Costa Canyon's way against Rancho Buena Vista in their previous matchup back in April as La Costa Canyon made off with an 8-1 win. Will La Costa Canyon repeat their success, or does Rancho Buena Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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