Softball Recap: Aptos Mariners vs. Soquel Knights
In what's become a running theme this season, Aptos gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Soquel Knights an 18-0 shutout. While fans of Aptos might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Ava Servin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Servin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Aptos let Bailey Fulton and Emma Burgueno loose on the outfield. Fulton scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5, while Burgueno scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Fulton is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Raegan Fulton, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Soquel's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Niizawa, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Aptos' win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Soquel, their loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-17.
Aptos will challenge Watsonville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Soquel, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Scotts Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Scotts Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Soquel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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