Softball Game Preview: Dilley Wolves vs. Cotulla Cowboys

Dilley hasn't had much luck against Cotulla recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Dilley Wolves will square off against the Cotulla Cowboys at 12:00 p.m. Dilley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

Dilley's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Freer 15-0. That's two games straight that the Wolves have won by exactly 15 runs.

Izabella Proctor and Madelyne Proctor were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Proctor tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Madelyne pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Izabella a new career-low in earned runs (zero). At the plate, Proctor scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Madelyne scored two runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Kassidy Romeo

Stolen Base (Career)

03/07/25 vs Freer	3
02/25/25 @ Karnes City	2
02/23/24 vs Rudder	2
02/17/24 vs IDEA South Flores	2
03/04/25 vs San Antonio Memorial	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kassidy Romeo, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases. Danica Cano was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Cotulla came up short against Charlotte on Tuesday and fell 12-8. The loss continues a trend for the Cowboys in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.

Dilley pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 6.67 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.36 in the others. As for Cotulla, they now have a losing record of 5-6.

Dilley suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Cotulla when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Dilley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.