Softball Preview: Oceanside Pirates vs. Sage Creek Bobcats
Oceanside is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Sage Creek is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Oceanside Pirates will take on the Sage Creek Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Oceanside: 3.5, Sage Creek: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Oceanside beat Mission Vista 9-6.
The team relied heavily on Taylor Armstrong, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lia Nance, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Sage Creek finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of Mission Vista by a score of 2-0. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Sage Creek in their matchups with Mission Vista: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though they lost, Sage Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission Vista only tossed five.
Oceanside has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season. As for Sage Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
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