Torrey Pines is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while La Costa Canyon is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Torrey Pines Falcons will take on the La Costa Canyon Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Torrey Pines: 1.7, La Costa Canyon: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Torrey Pines beats La Costa Canyon with six runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Torrey Pines' pitchers stepped up to hand El Camino a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday.
KATHRYN McGINTY tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on KELLY WHELIHAN, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was MINA CROUCH, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, La Costa Canyon has not done well against Rancho Buena Vista recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. La Costa Canyon had just enough and edged Rancho Buena Vista out 3-2.
La Costa Canyon saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Camacho, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4.
Torrey Pines is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-2 record this season. As for La Costa Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 20-7.
Torrey Pines came up short against La Costa Canyon when the teams last played back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Costa Canyon's Norah Coulsell, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Torrey Pines 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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