Softball Preview: Seaside Spartans vs. Soledad Aztecs
Seaside is 0-8-1 against Soledad since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Seaside Spartans will be playing at home against the Soledad Aztecs at 4:30 p.m.
Seaside is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They lost 18-1 to Alisal.
Meanwhile, Soledad put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Anzar onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Soledad.
Aubrey Esparza was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Esparza was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophia Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Cayden Lopez, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
Seaside's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Soledad, they pushed their record up to 13-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Seaside suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Soledad in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Soledad's Kassandra Hernandez, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Now that Seaside 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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