Vista fell victim to Sage Creek and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Sage Creek Bobcats. Vista has struggled against Sage Creek recently, as their contest on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
For Sage Creek's part, Kassidy King was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. King was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Molly Fitzpatrick looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Kaimana Coleman was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Torii Ramirez, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Sage Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Vista will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against San Dieguito Academy at 4:00 p.m. San Dieguito Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.06 runs per game on average), something Vista will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Sage Creek, they will challenge Helix at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sage Creek's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Helix's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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