Softball Preview: Carondelet Cougars vs. Dougherty Valley Wildcats
The Carondelet Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Dougherty Valley Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carondelet is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Carondelet will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Amador Valley, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Carondelet skirted past Amador Valley 3-2.
Maia Scholtens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Carondelet saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anna Gustafson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Dougherty Valley suffered a rough 13-3 defeat at the hands of San Ramon Valley on Tuesday. Dougherty Valley has struggled against San Ramon Valley recently, as their match on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Mylia Perez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Carondelet's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Dougherty Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Dougherty Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Carondelet has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Dougherty Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 2.4. Will Carondelet keep running through batters, or will Dougherty Valley buck the trend?
Carondelet was able to grind out a solid win over Dougherty Valley in their previous matchup back in March, winning 7-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dougherty Valley's Katie Osborn, who tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carondelet still be able to contain Osborn? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
