Softball Preview: San Diego Cavers vs. Mission Bay Buccaneers
San Diego is on a six-game streak of home losses, Mission Bay a seven-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. After both having extra time off, both teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
While San Diego couldn't quite beat University City two weeks ago, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt back in March. San Diego fell just short of University City by a score of 8-6.
Diana Martinez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Hanna Patterson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Mission Bay was a bit more limited in their match back in March. They fell 5-2 to Mission Vista.
Indy Beesley and Kiki Sullivan stepped up to the plate in a big way. Beesley went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and a double, while Sullivan went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Imanii Poole was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
San Diego's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Mission Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
San Diego suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Mission Bay when the teams last played back in February of 2019. Thankfully for San Diego, Keira Bucher (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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