Softball Recap: La Costa Canyon Mavericks vs. Olympian Eagles
After losing to Olympian the last time they met, La Costa Canyon decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The La Costa Canyon Mavericks walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Olympian Eagles on Tuesday. That's two games straight that La Costa Canyon has won by exactly three runs.
The team relied heavily on Layla Theissen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Riane Shook, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
On Olympian's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia G Aquino, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
La Costa Canyon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Olympian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.
La Costa Canyon will be playing in front of their home fans against Carlsbad at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Carlsbad: 3.7, La Costa Canyon: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Olympian, they will head out on the road to challenge Academy of Our Lady of Peace at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last six games Academy of Our Lady of Peace has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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