Softball Preview: Sotomayor WILDCATS vs. Brennan Bears
Sotomayor is 0-3 against Brennan since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sotomayor WILDCATS will be playing at home against the Brennan Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Sotomayor came up short against Harlan and fell 5-1. Sotomayor has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sotomayor saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Flores, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Flores is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Brennan can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Stevens with a sharp 12-4 win. The victory was familiar territory for Brennan who now have four in a row.
Brennan also got a great performance from Natalie Gonzales as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chenai Chawayipira, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Dayanara Moreno, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Sotomayor's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Brennan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Sotomayor came up short against Brennan when the teams last played back in March, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brennan's Bryannah Campos, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Sotomayor knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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