The Salinas Cowboys lost to the Watsonville Wildcatz back in February of 2023, but the Salinas Cowboys didn't allow the Watsonville Wildcatz the same satisfaction on Friday. Salinas secured a 53-49 W over Watsonville. The win made it back-to-back wins for Salinas.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Salinas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Payton Edwards, who scored 15 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Edwards has scored at least 25% of Salinas' points. Jennifer Rivera was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Salinas has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Watsonville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.
Salinas will be playing in front of their home fans against Alisal at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Alisal's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups. As for Watsonville, they will head out on the road to face off against Monterey at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monterey is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
