Softball Game Preview: Kofa Kings vs. Yuma Criminals

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2025, 2:31am

Softball Preview: Kofa Kings vs. Yuma Criminals

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04/16/25 - Away18-2 W
02/22/24 - Home18-0 W
03/08/23 - Home9-0 W
02/23/23 - Away27-0 W
03/25/22 - Away13-0 W
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Kofa is a perfect 10-0 against Yuma since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Kings will host the Criminals at 3:45 p.m. Kofa is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

Kofa fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Liberty on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 6-5.

Charlize Anaya was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.

Anaya wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kiya Sayre, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Meanwhile, Yuma made easy work of Cortez on Friday and carried off a 15-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Criminals, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Yuma got a massive performance out of Derryel Medel, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Elia Palencia, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.

Yuma always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Yuma has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Kofa, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.

Everything went Kofa's way against Yuma in their previous meeting last Wednesday, as Kofa made off with an 18-2 win. Will the Kings repeat their success, or do the Criminals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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