Softball Game Preview: Capistrano Valley Cougars vs. Mission Viejo Diablos

Cougars

Runs

03/08/25 @ Orange Lutheran	0
03/07/25 @ Villa Park	3
03/07/25 vs O'Connor	3
03/06/25 @ West	6
03/06/25 vs Lakewood	9
+ 7 more games

For the first time this season, Capistrano Valley will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mission Viejo Diablos at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Capistrano Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Saturday just wasn't the day for Capistrano Valley's offense. They fell 4-0 to Orange Lutheran on March 8th. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Lancers: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Mission Viejo has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 4.08 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Wednesday. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rosary Academy.

Mission Viejo's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Capistrano Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.