Coastal Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Foothills Christian on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Foothills Christian Knights by a score of 3-2. Coastal Academy just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Sophia Tillis spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 15 Ks. Those 15 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Grace Carsey was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Coastal Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Foothills Christian's side, Emma Romeka made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over eight innings pitched. Romeka has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings every time she's pitched this season. Romeka was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Romeka wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brandy Temple, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Coastal Academy has fallen quite a ways from their 19-7-1 record last season and are now at 4-9. As for Foothills Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Coastal Academy is on the road again on Friday to play La Jolla Country Day at 4:00 p.m. As for Foothills Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Santa Fe Christian at 3:30 p.m. Santa Fe Christian's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Foothills Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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