The Santa Cruz Cardinals softball team (Santa Cruz, CA), was routed 9-5 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Harbor Pirates (Santa Cruz, CA)

The Pirates (1-2) will now prepare for their battle against Scotts Valley (Scotts Valley, CA). The Falcons go into the Santa Cruz Coast battle with a 2-4 record. In their last battle, Scotts Valley was routed by Ann Sobrato (Morgan Hill, CA), 14-6, in a non-league battle.

The Cardinals now sport a 0-4 record. They play next when they travel to Aptos for a Santa Cruz Coast battle on Friday, March 31. Santa Cruz will meet a Mariners squad coming off a 7-4 non-league loss to Monterey (Monterey, CA). The Mariners record now stands at 4-5.