Softball Recap: Manual Arts Comes Up Short

Manual Arts had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 2-8 to make it 11. They lost 37-7 to the Santee Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-0 back in March.

As for Santee, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. Considering they have won five games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

For Santee's part, Julissa Castillo was a standout: she fired off two home runs, five runs, and two stolen bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Annie Diaz, who fired off two home runs, five runs, and two stolen bases while going 3-for-6.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Manual Arts is set to take on their familiar foe Los Angeles at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Santee will challenge rival West Adams at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.