Escondido Charter stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the Coastal Academy Stingrays. Winning may never get old, but Escondido Charter sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Meghan Alspach tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Escondido Charter got a massive performance out of Zaliyah Jones, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Natalya Powers was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
On Coastal Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayla Contreras, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Escondido Charter is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Coastal Academy, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Escondido Charter will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against La Jolla Country Day at 4:00 p.m. La Jolla Country Day is coming into the match with five straight defeats at home, meaning Escondido Charter will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Coastal Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Tri-City Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Coastal Academy is facing Tri-City Christian at the right time seeing as Tri-City Christian is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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