Thursday just wasn't the day for Estancia's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-0 walloping at the hands of the Costa Mesa Mustangs on Thursday. Estancia's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Estancia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Thomas has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
On Costa Mesa's side, they let Victoria Rios and Analeah Vaca loose on the outfield. Rios scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Vaca scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Estancia's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Costa Mesa, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Estancia will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on La Quinta at 3:00 p.m. on April 16th. Estancia has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Costa Mesa, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Orange at 3:30 p.m. on April 17th. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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