The Canyon Crest Academy Ravens will head out on the road to challenge Mission Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Canyon Crest Academy beats Mission Vista with six runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Canyon Crest Academy walked away with a 6-1 victory over San Dieguito Academy on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Canyon Crest Academy.
Carrie Krummen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on ten hits.
At the plate, Canyon Crest Academy let Alexis McNamee and Annica Hardy loose on the outfield. McNamee scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Hardy scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Yao, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mission Vista put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let Vista onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mission Vista considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Hannah Waclawski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Waclawski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Waclawski was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Raphael, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Baylie O'Neill, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Canyon Crest Academy's victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-16. As for Mission Vista, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Canyon Crest Academy suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Mission Vista in their previous meeting on April 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mission Vista's Rian Hickman, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Now that Canyon Crest Academy 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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