The Woodside Wildcats will head out to square off against the Los Altos Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Wildcats on Monday. Woodside fell 6-2 to St. Ignatius College Preparatory. Woodside hasn't had much luck with St. Ignatius College Preparatory recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Woodside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marisa Calderon, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Los Altos narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Sequoia 6-5.
Kaylyn Cox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Nadia Mootz was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Isabella Cirimele also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Los Altos' victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Woodside, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Woodside hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Los Altos struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Woodside's way against Los Altos when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Woodside made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodside since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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