Softball Preview: Casa Grande Cougars vs. Catalina Foothills Falcons
Casa Grande is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Catalina Foothills a seven-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Casa Grande Cougars will be playing at home against the Catalina Foothills Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Casa Grande is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Casa Grande turned things around against Buena on Monday. They came out on top against the Colts by a score of 19-14.
Cierah Mendez
| 04/14/25 @ Buena | 3 |
| 03/04/25 @ Carl Hayden Community | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Canyon del Oro | 1 |
| 02/27/25 vs Rincon/University | 1 |
| 02/26/25 vs Cienega | 1 |
Casa Grande let Adyson McClintic and Cierah Mendez run wild. McClintic went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Mendez went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and one RBI. Those three doubles gave Mendez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Vance, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
They weren't the only one making solid contact: Casa Grande kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Catalina Foothills came up short against Vista Grande on Monday, falling 11-2.
Catalina Foothills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elsie Weege, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Makena Thompson was another, going 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Casa Grande's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Catalina Foothills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Casa Grande took their win against Catalina Foothills in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 31-5 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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