Softball Game Preview: Capistrano Valley Cougars vs. Edison Chargers

The Capistrano Valley Cougars will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Edison Chargers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Capistrano Valley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Troy 11-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.

Camille Titus made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Capistrano Valley let Samantha Kelly and Micayla Turi run wild. Kelly scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5, while Turi scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most stolen bases Turi has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Day, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Edison, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Laguna Hills on Thursday as Edison made off with a 13-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Chargers considering their one-run performance the match before.

The team relied heavily on Izabella Wetzel, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Kaila Arakaki was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Edison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laguna Hills only posted an OBP of .273.

Capistrano Valley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Edison, the win got them back to even at 1-1.

Capistrano Valley beat Edison 6-1 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will Capistrano Valley repeat their success, or does Edison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.