La Costa Canyon is 6-0 against Fallbrook since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The La Costa Canyon Mavericks will head out on the road to square off against the Fallbrook Warriors at 4:00 p.m. La Costa Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
La Costa Canyon will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Torrey Pines, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. La Costa Canyon's pitcher stepped up to hand Torrey Pines a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Norah Coulsell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Coulsell has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Coulsell was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Coulsell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Malia Whitehouse, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Fallbrook never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Valley Center last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-5 margin over the Jaguars.
Like La Costa Canyon, Fallbrook also got a great game from a two-way player: Hana Winton. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Winton was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paige Abeyta, who went 5-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Olivia Castillo was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
La Costa Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Fallbrook, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-10-2.
Everything went La Costa Canyon's way against Fallbrook in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 as La Costa Canyon made off with a 12-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Costa Canyon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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