Anderson hasn't had much luck against West Valley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cubs will venture away from home to face off against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Anderson is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Monday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 16-14 heartbreaker at the hands of Weed. On the bright side, the 14- run effort marked the Cubs' highest-scoring contest to date.
Caydence Dial
| 04/07/25 vs Weed | 6 |
| 04/02/25 vs Enterprise | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs West Valley | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Central Valley | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Shasta | 3 |
Caydence Dial made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole six bases while going 3-for-4. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Dominique Crandall also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, West Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Falcons 10-3. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Aubree Wertz made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Wertz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Coral Tozer and Taylor Lowe did most of the damage at the plate: Tozer scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Lowe scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. What's more, Tozer posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in February. Another player making a difference was Addy Taylor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
West Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 12 hits in three consecutive matches.
West Valley pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Anderson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Anderson suffered a grim 21-2 defeat to West Valley in their previous matchup last Saturday. Can the Cubs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
