The Coastal Academy Stingrays are on the road again on Thursday to play the El Camino Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After only two runs in their last match, Coastal Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against La Jolla Country Day two weeks ago. Coastal Academy blew past La Jolla Country Day 13-1. Considering Coastal Academy's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Sophia Tillis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Tillis has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Tillis was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Coastal Academy let Ava Alvarez and Cayla Contreras loose on the outfield. Alvarez scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Contreras went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaycee Pinto, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, El Camino has not done well against Westview recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. El Camino had just enough and edged Westview out 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for El Camino.
Coastal Academy's record is now 5-9. As for El Camino, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
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