Softball Preview: Half Moon Bay Cougars vs. El Camino Colts
Half Moon Bay is 6-0 against El Camino since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Half Moon Bay Cougars will stay at home for another game and welcome the El Camino Colts at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Wednesday, Half Moon Bay fell victim to a tough 7-1 loss at the hands of Burlingame. Half Moon Bay has not had much luck with Burlingame recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Half Moon Bay saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taelor Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, El Camino fell victim to Mills and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to the Vikings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. El Camino just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Half Moon Bay's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for El Camino, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
El Camino's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Half Moon Bay has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .434. It's a different story for El Camino, though, as they've only averaged .351. Will they be able to contain Half Moon Bay's hitters?
Everything went Half Moon Bay's way against El Camino in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Half Moon Bay made off with a 13-3 win. Does Half Moon Bay have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Camino turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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