The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Monte Vista Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Dougherty Valley and four for Monte Vista.
California hit Dougherty Valley with a four-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by just one run.
Mason Ochoa was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Dougherty Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Neelay Shah, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. That double was Shah's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Livermore on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to the Cowboys, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Gavin McMillan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March.
Dougherty Valley's record now sits at 2-16. As for Monte Vista, their record is now 3-16.
Dougherty Valley might still be hurting after the 14-6 defeat they got from Monte Vista in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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