The Dougherty Valley Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Hayward Farmers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dougherty Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14 runs per game this season.
While Dougherty Valley didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Washington on Monday as Dougherty Valley made off with a 16-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Katie Osborn
| 03/10/25 @ Washington | 9 |
| 03/26/24 vs San Leandro | 7 |
| 04/25/24 vs Carondelet | 5 |
| 02/20/25 vs Acalanes | 4 |
| 02/27/25 @ Campolindo | 3 |
Katie Osborn made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those doubles marked the first that she hit this season.
In other batting news, Laura Osborn was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Marisa Rhee, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Dougherty Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Washington only posted an OBP of .208.
Meanwhile, Hayward fell victim to Newark Memorial and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 29-0 to the Cougars. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it four in a row.
Dougherty Valley's record now sits at 4-1. As for Hayward, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
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