Santana is 5-0 against La Costa Canyon since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Santana Sultans will head out on the road to challenge the La Costa Canyon Mavericks at 4:00 p.m. Santana's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so La Costa Canyon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Santana came up short against Clairemont and fell 6-3. Santana has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Santana saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vanessa Ryan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Santana didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, La Costa Canyon gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against San Marcos as La Costa Canyon made off with an 8-2 victory.
Norah Coulsell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Layla Theissen and Malia Whitehouse did most of the damage at the plate: Theissen scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Whitehouse scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mia Reynoso, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Santana's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for La Costa Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Santana came out on top in a nail-biter against La Costa Canyon when the teams last played on March 5th, sneaking past 4-3. Will Santana repeat their success, or does La Costa Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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