It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Maranatha Christian can now relate to. They lost 12-2 to the Coastal Academy Stingrays on Friday. Maranatha Christian was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Coastal Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on May 3rd.
Maranatha Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lillian Visser, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Visser has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On Coastal Academy's side, Sofia Tillis was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Tillis was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Cayla Contreras was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Kaycee Pinto was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Maranatha Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Coastal Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-16.
Maranatha Christian will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Chula Vista at 11:00 a.m. As for Coastal Academy, they will be playing at home against Maranatha Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coastal Academy has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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