
Cougars
03/17/25 vs Buena | 6-5 |
03/11/25 @ San Marcos | 3-2 |
03/07/25 vs Santa Barbara | 12-2 |
03/04/25 @ Santa Barbara | 11-0 |
Ventura waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Buena Bulldogs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2024.
Jessie Sebek was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Sebek was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makayla Halley, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. Another player making a difference was Zayra Landeros, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Ventura's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Buena, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Coming up, Ventura will head out to challenge Nordhoff at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Buena, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Dos Pueblos at 3:30 p.m.
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