Softball Recap: Cibola Wins Going Away Against San Luis

Cibola got themselves on the board against San Luis on Wednesday, but San Luis never followed suit. They put the hurt on the San Luis Sidewinders with a sharp 12-0 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 10-6 last Monday.

Eliana Corea

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/19/25 @ San Luis	4
03/11/25 @ Estrella Foothills	1
02/28/25 vs Desert Ridge	1
02/27/25 vs Willow Canyon	1

Eliana Corea made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four). She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

In other pitching news, Alessandra Martinez looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, she gave up only one walk, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024.

Back at the plate, Sophia McCall was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Aliana Padilla was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Cibola kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 5-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

The win made it two in a row for Cibola and bumps their season record up to 5-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for San Luis, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cibola will challenge Rincon/University at 3:45 p.m. on March 27th. As for San Luis, they will square off against Millennium at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. San Luis has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.