The Maria Carrillo Pumas will face off against the Ukiah Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maria Carrillo is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since March 25th on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Rancho Cotate 8-6. The victory continues a trend for the Pumas in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won three in a row.
Rachaely Yaya was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Whitney Cia was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ukiah duked it out with Santa Rosa on Thursday. The Wildcats blew past the Panthers 15-4. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Zoey Brown, who got on base in five of her nine plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mokee James, who went 2-for-3 with one triple.
Ukiah has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.5 runs over those games. As for Maria Carrillo, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Everything went Maria Carrillo's way against Ukiah when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Maria Carrillo made off with a 9-0 win. Will the Pumas repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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