Softball Recap: Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack vs. Elk Grove Thundering Herd
The matchup between Cosumnes Oaks and Elk Grove on Friday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-7 walloping at the hands of the Elk Grove Thundering Herd. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cosumnes Oaks in their matchups with Elk Grove: they've now lost six in a row.
Onna Swanigan was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Madie Graham was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Elk Grove's side, Madison Carda tossed a big game, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Elk Grove got a massive performance out of Loie Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Taylor Fitzgerlad, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Cosumnes Oaks' loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Elk Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Cosumnes Oaks will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Pleasant Grove at 4:00 p.m. Pleasant Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Elk Grove, they will head out on the road to take on Franklin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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