Softball Preview: Santa Catalina Cougars vs. Watsonville Wildcatz
The Santa Catalina Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Watsonville Wildcatz at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Santa Catalina has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Watsonville will arrive with three straight victories.
Back in March, Santa Catalina suffered a rough 19-5 defeat at the hands of Carmel.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Watsonville gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on Gonzales with a sharp 11-0 victory. While fans of Watsonville might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Watsonville got a massive performance out of Esperanza Sigala, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ashley Jimenez, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Santa Catalina's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Watsonville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Santa Catalina couldn't quite finish off Watsonville in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 and fell 4-2. Can Santa Catalina avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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