The Coastal Academy Stingrays are taking a road trip to face off against the Vista Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Coastal Academy has eight straight victories, Vista has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Coastal Academy had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Francis Parker on Monday. The Stingrays blew past the Lancers 10-3. The result was nothing new for the Stingrays, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Vista came up short against Canyon Crest Academy on Tuesday and fell 11-7.
Coastal Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Coastal Academy couldn't quite get it done against Vista when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 8-5. Can the Stingrays avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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