Softball Recap: Rancho Cotate Takes a Loss

If Rancho Cotate was feeling good fresh off their 11-3 takedown of Analy last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cougars lost 15-1 to the Cardinal Newman Cardinals on Tuesday. The Cougars have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.

Rancho Cotate's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Cardinal Newman, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.

Rancho Cotate will challenge Archie Williams at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cardinal Newman, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Maria Carrillo at 4:30 p.m. The Cardinals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Pumas have averaged an impressive 8 runs per game this season.