Softball Preview: Soquel Knights vs. Scotts Valley Falcons
The Soquel Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Scotts Valley Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Soquel's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Aptos on Thursday. They lost 18-0 to the Mariners. Soquel has not had much luck with Aptos recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Soquel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Niizawa, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Scotts Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Santa Cruz a 10-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Scotts Valley.
Sofie Seese looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gracie Delgado was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Wilson, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Soquel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Scotts Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Soquel suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Scotts Valley in their previous meeting back in April. Will Soquel have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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