It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Coastal Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pacific Ridge Firebirds by a score of 9-8 on Wednesday. The Stingrays were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Firebirds earlier this season, when they won 22-4.
Jackson Asbury and Ethan De La Cruz did some serious damage despite the final result: Asbury went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jayce Costephens, who went 3-for-5 with one stolen base and one run.
Coastal Academy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-11. As for Pacific Ridge, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-11.
Coastal Academy has already played their next match, a 4-3 victory against Orange Glen on the 21st. Hopefully Pacific Ridge paid attention to the Stingrays' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Stingrays at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
