Softball Game Preview: Crockett Cougars vs. Anderson Trojans

The Crockett Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Anderson Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crockett will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Crockett is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 24-1 margin over Cedar Creek on Tuesday. Considering the Cougars have won five games by more than 14 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Sadie Peyton

Hits (Career)

03/25/25 vs Cedar Creek	3
03/18/25 @ Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin	2
03/17/25 vs Navarro	2
03/01/25 @ Seguin	2
03/14/25 @ Bastrop	1

The team relied heavily on Sadie Peyton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and four runs. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Isabel Morales also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Anderson came up short against Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin on Tuesday and fell 10-7.

Lauren Montalvo was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Amanda Read was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.

Crockett pushed their record up to 7-7-1 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Anderson, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.

Everything went Crockett's way against Anderson in their previous meeting on March 4th, as Crockett made off with a 16-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crockett since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.