Softball Game Preview: Del Campo Cougars vs. Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos

The Del Campo Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Del Campo has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Twelve Bridges will come in with three straight victories.

Things were looking good for Del Campo after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Yuba City, falling 13-6. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Honkers 4-0 in the first period.

Del Campo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katlin Tiss, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another was Alisha Taylor, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Twelve Bridges sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Placer on Thursday.

Lucia Cantarhina and Lexi Bright did most of the damage at the plate: Cantarhina went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Bright went 1-for-5 with three runs and one RBI. That's the most RBI Cantarhina has posted since back in February.

Twelve Bridges kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive matches.

Twelve Bridges' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Del Campo, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.

Del Campo suffered a grim 14-5 defeat to Twelve Bridges when the teams last played back in April. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.