Preview: Coastal Academy Stingrays vs. La Jolla Country Day Torreys
The Coastal Academy Stingrays are on the road again on Friday to play the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 4:00 p.m. Coastal Academy hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Coastal Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Foothills Christian on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2.
Sophia Tillis spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 15 Ks. Those 7.2 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Grace Carsey made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Coastal Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, sadly, La Jolla Country Day is still looking for their first win of the season after six matchups. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Classical Academy on Thursday.
La Jolla Country Day also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Ayla Desai gave up five earned (and four unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 20 Ks. Desai has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mak Horton made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sophia Peltier, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Coastal Academy has fallen quite a ways from their 19-7-1 record last season and are now at 4-9. As for La Jolla Country Day, their record now sits at 0-6.
La Jolla Country Day's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Coastal Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .320. It's a different story for La Jolla Country Day, though, as they've only averaged .120. Will they be able to contain Coastal Academy's hitters?
Coastal Academy suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to La Jolla Country Day when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can Coastal Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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