Watsonville and Seaside are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Wildcatz will welcome the Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Watsonville has seven straight wins, Seaside has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Watsonville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Marina 19-1 on Wednesday. The Wildcatz might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Mathew Silva
| 04/09/25 vs Marina | 8 |
| 04/05/25 @ Silver Creek | 3 |
| 03/18/25 @ Alisal | 3 |
| 03/04/25 vs Gilroy | 3 |
Mathew Silva made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Watsonville is undefeated when Silva posts two or more runs, but 4-9 otherwise.
In other batting news, Watsonville let Patrick Miller - Brown and Rudy Valdez run wild. Miller - Brown scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Valdez went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Valdez is becoming a predictor of Watsonville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-3 (and 0-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Francisco Rodriquez-Bermundez, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Seaside's offense. They came up short against King City on Thursday, falling 10-0. The shutout was out of character for the Spartans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Watsonville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Seaside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Watsonville couldn't quite get it done against Seaside in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 as they fell 10-7. Can the Wildcatz avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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