Softball Recap: Bonita Bearcats vs. Claremont Wolfpack
Bonita had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Claremont Wolfpack a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Bonita, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Kaitlyn Maaske, who gave up just seven hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Claremont off the board. Maaske has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bonita saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Rubalcava, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Claremont's side, Kacie Gossett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
Bonita has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Claremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Bonita will be playing at home against Capistrano Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Capistrano Valley: 2.3, Bonita: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Claremont, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Colony at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Colony is coming into the match with four straight losses at home, meaning Claremont will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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