La Costa Canyon fell victim to Cathedral Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 6-0 walloping at the hands of the Cathedral Catholic Dons. It was the first time this season that La Costa Canyon let down their fans at home.
Layla Theissen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a double. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
On Cathedral Catholic's side, not much got past Mimi Botticelli, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep La Costa Canyon off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mallory Axline, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Tyler Price was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
La Costa Canyon's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for Cathedral Catholic, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
La Costa Canyon will head out on the road to square off against Ramona at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. La Costa Canyon's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Ramona's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cathedral Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rancho Bernardo at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Cathedral Catholic: 1.2, Rancho Bernardo: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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