Softball Preview: Coastal Academy Stingrays vs. Escondido Charter White Tigers
Coastal Academy is 0-4 against Escondido Charter since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Coastal Academy Stingrays will head out on the road to challenge the Escondido Charter White Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Coastal Academy came up short against Vista and fell 8-5.
Coastal Academy got a good showing from Bella Rush, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Grace Carsey and Cayla Contreras did some serious damage despite the final result: Carsey scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Contreras scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Price, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Escondido Charter unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Mission Vista by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Escondido Charter couldn't push the score so high this time.
Escondido Charter saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlotte Farmer, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Coastal Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Escondido Charter, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-5.
Friday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Coastal Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .322. However, it's not like Escondido Charter struggles in that department as they've averaged .348. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Coastal Academy might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from Escondido Charter in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Escondido Charter's Meghan Alspach, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Coastal Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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