Softball Game Preview: Crockett Cougars vs. Richards School for Young Women Leaders

The Crockett Cougars will head out on the road to square off against Richards School for Young Women Leaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crockett has five straight wins, Richards School for Young Women Leaders has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Crockett's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against McCallum by a score of 5-0.

Emily Castillo

Batters Struck Out

02/28/25 vs United South	1
02/28/25 @ Del Rio	2
03/17/25 vs Navarro	2
02/25/25 @ Cedar Creek	3
03/14/25 @ Bastrop	3

Not much got past Emily Castillo, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep McCallum off the board. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Castillo.

On the hitting side, Sadie Peyton was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Vasquez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Richards School for Young Women Leaders lost 18-3 to Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin on Tuesday.

Crockett pushed their record up to 9-7-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs over those games. As for Richards School for Young Women Leaders, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.

Everything went Crockett's way against Richards School for Young Women Leaders when the teams last played back in March, as Crockett made off with an 18-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.