Softball Game Preview: Harker Eagles vs. Castilleja Gators

By Team Reports Mar 24, 2024, 8:31am

Preview: Harker Eagles vs. Castilleja Gators

Harker has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Tuesday. They will square off against the Castilleja Gators at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Harker pushed their score all the way to 13 last Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell victim to a tough 20-13 loss at the hands of Lynbrook.

Meanwhile, Castilleja unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. Their rough 14-1 defeat to Gunn might stick with them for a while. Castilleja has struggled against Gunn recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Castilleja saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Foster, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.

Harker now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Castilleja, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Harker might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Castilleja when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Castilleja's Elise Wong-McBride, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Harker 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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