Albany is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will square off against the De Anza Dons at 4:00 p.m. Albany will be strutting in after a win while De Anza will be coming in after a loss.
Albany's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Saturday, when they got past Sonoma Valley's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Cougars came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 10-6.
Meanwhile, De Anza was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Salesian College Preparatory, falling 12-2.
De Anza saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Russell Veals, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.
Albany is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for De Anza, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Albany got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 against De Anza by a conclusive 15-4 score. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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