La Costa Canyon came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns 3-2. That's more bragging rights for La Costa Canyon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
La Costa Canyon's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Camacho, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4.
On Rancho Buena Vista's side, Danica Nielsen spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits. Nielsen has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brandii Jimenez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
La Costa Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Rancho Buena Vista, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-11.
La Costa Canyon will head out on the road to square off against Torrey Pines at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Torrey Pines is on a eight-game streak of home wins, La Costa Canyon a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Rancho Buena Vista will take on Carlsbad at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Carlsbad: 3.5, Rancho Buena Vista: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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