On Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but the Carlsbad Lancers had to settle for a 6-4 loss against the Steele Canyon Cougars.
Aubrey Tamayo was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Chloe Hernandez was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Carlsbad didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Steele Canyon's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayala Hopkins, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Carlsbad's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Steele Canyon, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-3-1.
Carlsbad will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Torrey Pines, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Torrey Pines will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Steele Canyon, they will head out on the road to square off against Valhalla at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Steele Canyon is facing Valhalla at the right time seeing as Valhalla is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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