After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Escondido Charter, Coastal Academy was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Tri-City Christian Eagles out 9-8. For Coastal Academy, this counts as revenge for the 21-0 defeat Tri-City Christian walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Sofia Tillis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off four hits. Tillis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Coastal Academy got a big performance out of Aubrey Price, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Delylah Ordman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On Tri-City Christian's side, Logan Valdivia made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Esperanza Villa, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles.
Coastal Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Tri-City Christian, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Coastal Academy will be playing at home against Santa Fe Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Fe Christian is coming into the matchup with five straight wins on the road, so Coastal Academy will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Tri-City Christian, they will face off against Foothills Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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