The Carlsbad Lancers will be playing at home against the La Costa Canyon Mavericks at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Carlsbad: 3.6, La Costa Canyon: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Carlsbad's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Torrey Pines on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The shutout was out of character for Carlsbad seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Aubrey Tamayo was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, La Costa Canyon can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Fallbrook. The victory made it back-to-back wins for La Costa Canyon.
Sienna Curry made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Curry was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Layla Theissen was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Sophie Nguyen was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Carlsbad's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10. As for La Costa Canyon, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Carlsbad came out on top in a nail-biter against La Costa Canyon when the teams last played on April 12th, sneaking past 6-4. Will Carlsbad 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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