Softball Game Preview: Sage Creek Bobcats vs. Carlsbad Lancers

Sage Creek is 1-8 against Carlsbad since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lancers at 4:00 p.m.

La Costa Canyon hit Sage Creek with a five-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bobcats lost 13-4 to the Mavericks.

Sage Creek saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lola Carson, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double. Kaimana Coleman was another, going 3-for-4 with one run.

Meanwhile, Carlsbad came into Friday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Westview by a score of 6-3 on Friday.

Sofia Tillis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kendall Rivera, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Muro, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Sage Creek's loss dropped their record down to 9-9-1. As for Carlsbad, their win bumped their record up to 3-12.

Everything went Sage Creek's way against Carlsbad when the teams last played back in March, as Sage Creek made off with an 11-4 victory. Do the Bobcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lancers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.