Softball Game Preview: Cascade Cadets vs. Owen Valley Patriots

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Previous Games

05/18/23 - Home	9-1 W
04/10/19 - Away	0-12 L
04/09/19 - Home	8-7 W
04/11/18 - Home	2-8 L
04/10/18 - Away	6-5 W
+ 4 more games

Cascade is 7-2 against Owen Valley since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Cadets will challenge the Patriots at 11:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cascade has 12 straight victories, Owen Valley has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Cascade's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 10-0. Considering the Cadets have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Macey Pugh, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Allen, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Cascade kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in 12 consecutive contests.

Edgewood hit Owen Valley with a six-run second inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Patriots fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 8-6.

Cascade pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Owen Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.

Everything went Cascade's way against Owen Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, as Cascade made off with a 9-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cadets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.