Baseball Game Preview: Sotomayor WILDCATS vs. East Central Hornets

WILDCATS

Runs

04/15/25 @ Veterans Memorial	10
04/12/25 @ Smithson Valley	9
04/11/25 vs Warren	0
04/08/25 @ Warren	10
04/04/25 @ Taft	5
+ 17 more games

The Sotomayor WILDCATS are taking a road trip to challenge the East Central Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sotomayor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Sotomayor had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Veterans Memorial on Tuesday. The WILDCATS blew past the Patriots 10-4.

Sotomayor got a big performance out of Evan Fine, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Isaac Staten was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.

Meanwhile, East Central can bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Marshall 5-4.

The team relied heavily on Gonzalo Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ace Araiza, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

East Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.

Sotomayor pushed their record up to 15-6-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for East Central, their record is now 11-14.

Sotomayor might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from East Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can the WILDCATS avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.