Softball Game Preview: Woodside Wildcats vs. Carlmont Scots

Wildcats

Runs

04/03/25 vs Valley Christian	2
04/01/25 @ Menlo-Atherton	15
03/27/25 vs Aragon	7
03/25/25 vs San Mateo	3
03/21/25 @ Sequoia	19
+ 8 more games

Woodside is 0-10 against Carlmont since March of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Wildcats will host the Scots at 4:00 p.m. Woodside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Woodside's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Valley Christian hitters got past them. The Wildcats came up short against the Warriors last Thursday, falling 12-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.

Woodside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elizabeth Severin, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Carlmont, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Santa Teresa on Saturday as they made off with an 8-1 victory.

Kathrine Fung made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Fung was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grace Stiefel, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Daniella Smit was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

Carlmont pushed their record up to 5-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Woodside, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.

Woodside couldn't quite finish off Carlmont in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.