Softball Game Preview: Catoctin Cougars vs. Boonsboro Warriors

The Catoctin Cougars will challenge the Boonsboro Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Boonsboro's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Catoctin hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Cougars' pitcher stepped up to hand Williamsport a 10-0 shutout on Friday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Taylor Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Madison Ohler was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Bralyn West was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple.

Catoctin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Boonsboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They put the hurt on Smithsburg with a sharp 11-1 victory on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their one-run performance the matchup before.

Boonsboro's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Catoctin, their win bumped their record up to 5-1-1.

Catoctin might still be hurting after the 19-8 defeat they got from Boonsboro when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.