The Steele Canyon Cougars will head out to take on the Grossmont Foothillers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Steele Canyon's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eastlake on Wednesday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Steele Canyon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ily Barclay, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grossmont). Everything went their way against Mount Miguel two weeks ago as they made off with a 22-0 win. The Foothillers haven't had any issues with the Matadors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Saraya Roope was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carleigh Wenck, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Madison Busch was another key player, scoring four runs while going 3-for-4.
Grossmont always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .587. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Grossmont's record is now 5-9-1. As for Steele Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8-1.
Steele Canyon took their win against Grossmont in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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