The Soledad Aztecs will take on the Weston Ranch Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Soledad will be strutting in after a victory while Weston Ranch will be coming in after a defeat.
Soledad is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They never let Watsonville get on the board and left with a 14-0 win. The Aztecs have beaten the Wildcatz the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Wildcatz has come to flipping the script.
Ethan Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Sanchez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2025.
Daniel Garcia
| 02/24/26 vs Watsonville | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Palma | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Monterey | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Salinas | 1 |
In other batting news, Daniel Garcia was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Juan Esparza, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Soledad always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Watsonville only posted an OBP of .000.
Sierra hit Weston Ranch with a eight-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-1 to the Timberwolves, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Weston Ranch saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicolas (Nico) Orona, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.
Soledad couldn't quite finish off Weston Ranch when the teams last played back in March of 2025 and fell 8-6. Can the Aztecs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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