Softball Game Preview: Madera Coyotes vs. McLane Highlanders

By Team Reports Apr 11, 2025, 12:35am

Softball Preview: Madera Coyotes vs. McLane Highlanders

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The Madera Coyotes will face off against the McLane Highlanders at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Madera has four straight wins, McLane has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Madera proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 14) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Centennial, sneaking past 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Coyotes have posted since April 16, 2024.

Sadie Gonzalez

Hits (Career)

04/10/25 vs Centennial3
04/02/25 vs Mission Oak2
03/12/25 vs Mission Oak2
04/08/25 @ Justin Garza1
04/04/25 vs Sanger West1

The team relied heavily on Sadie Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brilynn Santiago, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, McLane fell victim to Edison and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 11-0 to the Tigers. The match marked the first time this season in which the Highlanders were not able to get on the board.

Madera's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for McLane, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3-1.

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