Watsonville has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Santa Catalina Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Watsonville's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Watsonville gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They never let Gonzales onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for Watsonville as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Esperanza Sigala was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ashley Jimenez, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Santa Catalina was not able to break out of their rough patch back in March as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They suffered a rough 19-5 defeat at the hands of Carmel.
Watsonville pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs per game. As for Santa Catalina, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Watsonville came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Catalina in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, sneaking past 4-2. Does Watsonville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Catalina turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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