Softball Game Preview: Fowler Redcats vs. Riverdale Cowboys

For the second straight game, Fowler will face off against Riverdale. The Redcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Cowboys at 5:45 p.m. Fowler is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.

Riverdale's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Fowler hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Redcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Cowboys a 20-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Redcats have won 12 contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jaelyn Quintana

Hits (Career)

04/29/25 @ Riverdale	2
04/25/25 @ Parlier	1
04/23/25 vs Sunnyside	1
04/16/24 @ Parlier	1

Jaelyn Quintana made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one walk in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one double. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Fowler let Alexis Alvarado and Danika Serrano run wild. Alvarado went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI, while Serrano went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most hits Serrano has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Bailey Monis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.

Fowler was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in ten consecutive games.

Fowler pushed their record up to 17-4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Riverdale, they moved to 10-5 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.