Mission Vista is 1-6 against Escondido Charter since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Mission Vista will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Escondido Charter White Tigers, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mission Vista: 2.2, Escondido Charter: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Mission Vista came up short against Oceanside and fell 9-6.
Hannah Waclawski was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up five earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Waclawski has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Waclawski was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Addison Raphael was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. Baylie O'Neill was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Escondido Charter came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Knights a 15-0 shutout. Considering Escondido Charter has won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mission Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Escondido Charter, their win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
Everything went Mission Vista's way against Escondido Charter when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Mission Vista made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Mission Vista repeat their success, or does Escondido Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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