Softball Preview: Harbor Pirates vs. Scotts Valley Falcons
Harbor is 0-10 against Scotts Valley since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Harbor Pirates have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Scotts Valley Falcons at 4:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Harbor suffered a tough 12-1 defeat at the hands of Santa Cruz.
Harbor saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Devillires, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Devillires has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Scotts Valley entered their tilt with Aptos with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Mariners out 3-1.
Sofie Seese tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taylor Wilson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Harbor's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Scotts Valley, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-4.
Harbor might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Scotts Valley in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seese, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that Harbor knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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