The Vista Panthers will take on the Coastal Academy Stingrays at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Vista has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Coastal Academy will come in with eight straight victories.
On Tuesday, Vista came up short against Canyon Crest Academy and fell 11-7.
Meanwhile, Coastal Academy got the win against Francis Parker on Monday by a conclusive 10-3. The result was nothing new for the Stingrays, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Coastal Academy pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Vista was able to grind out a solid win over Coastal Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 8-5. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Stingrays have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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