The San Lorenzo Valley Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Watsonville Wildcatz at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
San Lorenzo Valley lost 12-4 to Scotts Valley on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for San Lorenzo Valley in their matchups with Scotts Valley: they've now lost three in a row.
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.
Meanwhile, Watsonville came into Tuesday's game having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand North Salinas a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday.
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, Mathew Silva was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1.
San Lorenzo Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15-2. As for Watsonville, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-17.
San Lorenzo Valley skirted past Watsonville 6-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does San Lorenzo Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Watsonville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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