Softball Recap: Rancho Cotate Cougars vs. Maria Carrillo Pumas
Rancho Cotate waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Maria Carrillo Pumas 12-2. For Rancho Cotate, this counts as revenge for the 6-1 loss Maria Carrillo walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Alex Schmelzel made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Schmelzel has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Schmelzel was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Rancho Cotate let Izabella Harumi and Kailey Yahya loose on the outfield. Harumi scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Yahya scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Yahya has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jessica Wilmes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Maria Carrillo's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Tapia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Rancho Cotate now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Maria Carrillo, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Rancho Cotate will square off against Petaluma at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rancho Cotate is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Maria Carrillo, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cardinal Newman at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cardinal Newman is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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