Softball Preview: La Costa Canyon Mavericks vs. Carlsbad Lancers
The La Costa Canyon Mavericks will head out on the road to square off against the Carlsbad Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. La Costa Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, La Costa Canyon gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Fallbrook. The win made it back-to-back victories for La Costa Canyon.
Sienna Curry was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Curry was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Layla Theissen was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Riane Shook was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Carlsbad's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Torrey Pines on Friday. Carlsbad has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aubrey Tamayo was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
La Costa Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Carlsbad, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10.
La Costa Canyon couldn't quite finish off Carlsbad in their previous meeting on April 12th and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tamayo, who struck out seven batters over 9.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that La Costa Canyon 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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