The Scotts Valley Falcons will square off against the Watsonville Wildcatz at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Scotts Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Carmel on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Padres, falling 10-4. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Padres recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Kit Deforest made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lukas Bloom, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Watsonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 15-7 to Greenfield. One positive for the Wildcatz, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Patrick Miller - Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Gabriel Lara was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Even though they lost, Watsonville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Scotts Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Watsonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Scotts Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Watsonville when the teams last played back in February of 2022, sneaking past 10-9. Will Scotts Valley repeat their success, or does Watsonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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