The Watsonville Wildcatz will head out on the road to challenge the San Lorenzo Valley Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Watsonville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Watsonville's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged North Salinas out 1-0.
Not much got past Aiden Rodriguez, who gave up just four hits to keep North Salinas off the board. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mathew Silva, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.
San Lorenzo Valley lost 12-4 to Scotts Valley on Tuesday. San Lorenzo Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Anthony Griffiths made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, San Lorenzo Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Watsonville's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-17. As for San Lorenzo Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15-2.
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