The Watsonville Wildcatz will head out on the road to face off against the Santa Catalina Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Watsonville has eight straight wins, Santa Catalina has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Watsonville beats Santa Catalina with three runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Watsonville came out on top in a nail-biter against Pacific Grove on Tuesday and snuck past 3-1. That's two games straight that Watsonville has won by exactly two runs.
Amelia Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Julia Maldonado was excellent, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Santa Catalina lost 20-1 to Carmel on Monday.
Watsonville pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Santa Catalina, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Watsonville's way against Santa Catalina in their previous meeting back in April as Watsonville made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Watsonville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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