Softball Recap: Bishop O'Dowd Comes Up Short

Bishop O'Dowd dropped their record down to 15-6 on Friday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They lost 10-0 to the Alameda Hornets. The shutout was out of character for the Dragons seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.

Jaella Mercado

Stolen Base

05/02/25 @ Alameda	2
04/30/25 @ Berkeley	2
04/10/25 @ San Leandro	3
04/03/25 vs Alameda	2
04/01/25 vs Arroyo	1

Bishop O'Dowd saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaella Mercado, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Mercado has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.

As for Alameda, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8-1. The team dominated over those games too, winning by an average of 11.5 runs.

On Alameda's side, not much got past Julia Lambert, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Bishop O'Dowd off the board.

On the hitting side, Mia Wong and Aaliyah Soderlund did most of the damage at the plate: Wong went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Soderlund went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most doubles Wong has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Desiree Shoblo, who went 3-for-4 with three runs.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bishop O'Dowd will face off against Encinal at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Alameda, they will take on Castro Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Trojans will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something the Hornets surely won't give up without a fight.