It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact El Camino can now relate to. They fell just short of the Coastal Academy Stingrays by a score of 10-8 on Friday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Wildcats, who until this game were averaging 3.9 runs allowed.
Makayla Boone was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Kaylani Feliciano-Taele was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for El Camino and nudges their season record down to 19-11. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 17-6-1 San Dieguito Academy (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 75.6% over those games). As for Coastal Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
El Camino does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coastal Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 9-0 defeat against San Dieguito Academy on the 24th.
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