Softball Recap: Seven Straight Home Victories for Aptos

Mariners

Margin (Wins)

03/22/25 vs Presentation	22
04/22/25 vs Soquel	14
04/03/25 vs Santa Cruz	12
03/28/25 vs North Monterey County	10
03/04/25 vs Carmel	10

Aptos had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Soquel Knights as they made off with a 17-3 victory. The Mariners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.

Aptos got a great performance from Mya Najera-White as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.

At the plate, Kailani Aguayo and Gwen Vaca did most of the damage at the plate: Aguayo went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Vaca went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits Aguayo has posted since back in March. Lilly Mcgee was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Aptos' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs over those games. As for Soquel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.

Coming up, Aptos will venture away from home to face off against Harbor at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Mariners are facing the Pirates at the right time seeing as the Pirates are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Soquel, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Scotts Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.