Baseball Game Preview: Maria Carrillo Pumas vs. Rancho Cotate Cougars

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Previous Games

03/26/25 - Home	6-12 L
03/18/25 - Neutral	5-11 L
04/12/24 - Away	6-5 W
04/10/24 - Home	1-2 L
03/20/24 - Neutral	3-1 W
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Maria Carrillo and Rancho Cotate are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Pumas will square off against the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Maria Carrillo will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.

Things were looking good for Maria Carrillo after they put the first runs on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 9-4 to Windsor. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game that the away team has come away the victor.

Tristan Jordan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Jamieson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Rancho Cotate beat Piner 4-1 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.

Rancho Cotate also got a great performance from Aiden O'Sullivan as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those seven strikeouts gave O'Sullivan a new career-high.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jeremiah Olvera, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Jonah Kaltenbach also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Maria Carrillo has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season. As for Rancho Cotate, their record is now 9-6.

Maria Carrillo suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Rancho Cotate in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Pumas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.