The La Costa Canyon Mavericks will be playing at home against the Carlsbad Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Costa Canyon: 2.9, Carlsbad: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, La Costa Canyon beat Olympian 5-2. That's two games straight that La Costa Canyon has won by exactly three runs.
The team relied heavily on Layla Theissen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Riane Shook, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, while Carlsbad put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Torrey Pines. Carlsbad had just enough and edged Torrey Pines out 1-0.
Carlsbad also got a great performance from Aubrey Tamayo as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched.
At the plate, Carlsbad's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tiara Hill, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
La Costa Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Carlsbad, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
Friday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. La Costa Canyon hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .355. However, it's not like Carlsbad struggles in that department as they've averaged .321. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
La Costa Canyon suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Carlsbad when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for La Costa Canyon, Paige Wilson (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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