For the second straight game, Coastal Academy will face off against Foothills Christian. The Stingrays will host the Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Coastal Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Foothills Christian just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 15-8 to the Knights. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Stingrays have suffered since March 28th.
For Foothills Christian's part, they let Jack Morgan and Bruce Bailey run wild. Morgan went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Bailey went a perfect 5-for-5 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those five hits gave Bailey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexander Roudenko, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Foothills Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.6.
The win was the fourth in a row for Foothills Christian, bringing their record up to 12-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Coastal Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
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