Softball Preview: Coastal Academy Stingrays vs. Vista Panthers
The Coastal Academy Stingrays will head out on the road to challenge the Vista Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vista took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Coastal Academy, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Coastal Academy finally turned things around against La Jolla Country Day on Monday. Coastal Academy put the hurt on La Jolla Country Day with a sharp 14-4 win.
Kailee Tran made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Tran was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Coastal Academy got a massive performance out of Aubrey Price, who went 3-for-3 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs. Ava Alvarez was another key contributor, firing off four runs, four doubles, and two RBI while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 16-2 to Oceanside.
Vista saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alayna Zepeda, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Coastal Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-14. As for Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Tuesday'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 .331. However, it's not like Vista struggles in that department as they've averaged .329. 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 12-6 loss they got from Vista when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vista's Isabella Mosley, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Coastal Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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