The La Costa Canyon Mavericks will venture away from home to take on the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. La Costa Canyon's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Rancho Buena Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
La Costa Canyon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Torrey Pines on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2.
La Costa Canyon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malia Whitehouse, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rancho Buena Vista). They blew past Mission Vista 12-2 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
Danica Nielsen was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley McGee, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Avery Griffin, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Rancho Buena Vista hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least two batters in three consecutive matchups.
La Costa Canyon's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 15-7-1. As for Rancho Buena Vista, their record now sits at 12-8.
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