The Santa Catalina Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Catalina will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Monday, Santa Catalina suffered a tough 15-1 defeat at the hands of Pacific Grove. That's two games in a row now that Santa Catalina has lost by exactly 14 runs.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista Christian put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Soquel 19-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Monte Vista Christian considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Mae Martin made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Martin has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Martin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kayla Fullalove-Silveira was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Samantha Bertoldi, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Santa Catalina's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Monte Vista Christian, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Santa Catalina might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Monte Vista Christian in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Martin, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Santa Catalina knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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