The Corona del Mar Sea Kings will head out to take on the Estancia Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Corona del Mar's hitters haven't had much luck over their past four matchups, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Corona del Mar came up short against Edison on Thursday, falling 19-1.
Corona del Mar saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Uy, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Estancia fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against La Quinta on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Aztecs by a score of 13-12. Even though they lost, the Eagles' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.4 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Heather Fultz stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Devoni Bustos, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5.
Estancia's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Corona del Mar, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Corona del Mar suffered a grim 32-15 defeat to Estancia in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Corona del Mar avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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