A feisty cat fight will be fought as Dougherty Valley Wildcats take on Saint Mary's Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Dougherty Valley and six for Saint Mary dating back to last season.
Dougherty Valley came into this matchup off a tough six-run defeat on Wednesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Amador Valley by a score of 5-3 on Friday.
Dougherty Valley got a good showing from Mason Ochoa, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. What's more, Ochoa posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Dougherty Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Marriott, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Brendan Weng also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's came up short against Berkeley on Saturday and fell 6-3.
Dougherty Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Saint Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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