La Jolla had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Coronado Islanders a 2-0 shutout. For La Jolla, this counts as revenge for the 12-7 loss Coronado walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
The team relied heavily on Corey Druse, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
La Jolla pushed their record up to 13-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Coronado, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-8.
La Jolla will have a chance to go back-to-back against Coronado: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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