Gonzales is 0-3 against Watsonville since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Gonzales Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Watsonville Wildcatz at 4:30 p.m.
Gonzales is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 20-5 to Carmel.
Meanwhile, Watsonville entered their tilt with Santa Catalina with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cougars a 13-0 shutout on Friday. Considering Watsonville has won six contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Julia Maldonado, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kiana Perreira, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Gonzales' defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Watsonville, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Gonzales suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Watsonville when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watsonville's Amelia Martinez, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Now that Gonzales knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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