The Mission Bay Buccaneers will head out on the road to square off against the Coronado Islanders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mission Bay had just enough and edged Madison out 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mission Bay.
Evie Horton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits. Horton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Horton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Maraea Hicks was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Indy Beesley, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Coronado can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Morse as Coronado made off with a 7-1 victory. Seven seems to be a good number for Coronado as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sophie Kenny spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Vida Sanchez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Susanna Pate was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mission Bay's victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-13. As for Coronado, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-7-1.
Mission Bay came up short against Coronado in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coronado's Ali Pecus, who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that Mission Bay knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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