Softball Preview: Santa Rosa Lions vs. McCurdy Bobcats
Santa Rosa is 8-2 against McCurdy since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Santa Rosa Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the McCurdy Bobcats at 3:00 p.m. One thing working in Santa Rosa's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last eight contests.
Last Thursday, everything went Santa Rosa's way against Clayton as Santa Rosa made off with a 15-2 win.
The team relied heavily on Leah Moncayo, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kasydi Chavez, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, McCurdy came into Wednesday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Pecos 17-3.
Andrea Croff looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, McCurdy got a massive performance out of Karina Archuleta, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Mariana Arambula was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Santa Rosa is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for McCurdy, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Santa Rosa has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like McCurdy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Santa Rosa skirted past McCurdy 14-13 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Santa Rosa repeat their success, or does McCurdy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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