Softball Game Preview: Cimarron-Memorial Spartans vs. Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners

The Cimarron-Memorial Spartans will challenge the Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Cimarron-Memorial will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Las Vegas on Wednesday. Everything went Cimarron-Memorial's way against Las Vegas as Cimarron-Memorial made off with a 24-11 win. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.

McKayllie Ernestburg was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Billie Wile, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.

Cimarron-Memorial hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Las Vegas struck out six times.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southeast Career Tech). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Eldorado a 25-0 shutout on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Southeast Career Tech got a massive performance out of Laila Esparza, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. With that strong performance, Esparza is now averaging an impressive 2.5 runs per game. Shelbee Pewsey was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.

The victory got Cimarron-Memorial back to even at 1-1. As for Southeast Career Tech, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.

Cimarron-Memorial came out on top in a nail-biter against Southeast Career Tech in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 8-6. Will Cimarron-Memorial repeat their success, or does Southeast Career Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.