Coastal Academy was forced to take a big loss against they on Wednesday, they got the better of them on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Foothills Christian Knights, sneaking past 5-4. This was a revenge game for the Stingrays: when they faced off against the Knights on Wednesday, they had to take a 15-8 defeat.
Ethan De La Cruz
| 05/02/25 vs Foothills Christian | 3 |
| 04/03/25 @ Lincoln | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Pacific Ridge | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Pacific Ridge | 5 |
The team relied heavily on Ethan De La Cruz, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Jayden Boon was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Coastal Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They are 8-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Coastal Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Foothills Christian, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-12.
Coming up, Coastal Academy will square off against Calvin Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Stingrays are facing the Crusaders at the right time seeing as the Crusaders are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Foothills Christian, they will take on Orange Glen at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season.
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