Sotomayor lost against Holmes back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Sotomayor WILDCATS fell 7-2 to the Holmes Huskies. Sotomayor has struggled against Holmes recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Sotomayor saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Flores, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Flores has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Penelope Flores, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
On Holmes' side, Nevaeh Herrera was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Herrera was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nevaeh Alcantar, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Sotomayor's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Holmes, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-10-1.
Sotomayor will be playing in front of their home fans against Harlan at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Harlan is coming into the matchup with six straight wins on the road, so Sotomayor will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Holmes, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jay at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jay hasn't scored more than two runs for nine games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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