Carlsbad was the 3-1 winner over La Costa Canyon when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Carlsbad Lancers took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the La Costa Canyon Mavericks on Saturday.
Carlsbad got a good showing from Andrew Langer, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Langer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Matthew Kelley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Macias, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Carlsbad has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season. As for La Costa Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 7-10-1.
Carlsbad will head out on the road to challenge Del Norte at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Del Norte: 4.1, Carlsbad: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for La Costa Canyon, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Torrey Pines at 4:00 p.m. La Costa Canyon is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
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