Castle Park extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 3-15. They lost 17-1 to the San Ysidro Cougars. The Trojans were not able to make up for their loss to the Cougars from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
As for San Ysidro, their win ended a nine-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-16. They not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 10th (when they won 18-2).
For San Ysidro's part, Joelye Valtierra made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Valtierra a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, San Ysidro got a massive performance out of Arianna Zuniga, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most doubles Zuniga has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Lizette Herrera, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and three runs.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Castle Park will head out to face off against Southwest SD at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Trojans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 10.4 runs per game this season. As for San Ysidro, they are taking a road trip to square off against Chula Vista at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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