The Live Oak softball team went 3-1 in the Circle of Champions Tournament in Salinas, falling in the title game to Notre Dame-Salinas 6-3.
The Acorns stand at 3-2 on the season despite the loss.
After a perfect opening round of the tournament on March 4, the Acorns took down Christopher 2-0 thanks to a home run in the fourth inning.
Live Oak allowed just three hits to the Cougars and five base runners in total, while coming through with just five hits of its own and seven base runners with no walks.
The Acorns turned around against Notre Dame, going into a quick 3-1 hole after the first inning.
Live Oak got one back in the fourth, but two runs in the fifth lifted the Spirits to a 5-2 lead.
The Acorns mustered one more in the sixth, but Notre Dame answered that with one of its own.
Live Oak will next hit the road against Valley Christian on Thursday and will follow that up with a road game at Pioneer Thursday. Both games are at 4 p.m.
Sobrato softball
The Sobrato softball team went 1-1 to close the Circle of Champions Tournament, falling 7-3 to Presentation before blowing out Willow Glen 15-3.
The Bulldogs improve to 3-2 overall despite scoring an average of just under nine runs per game.
Against Presentation, Lexi Parish and Bella Romani both went 2-3 on the day and both scored runs.
Romani also drove in all three of Sobrato’s runs, including hitting a home run.
Presentation and Sobrato traded two-run innings in the first, but the Panthers pulled ahead with a three-spot in the third.
Sobrato responded with one in the fourth to trail 5-3, but two runs in the fifth put the game on ice.
The Bulldogs got some frustrations from that game out on Willow Glen, riding six runs in the second and four more in the fourth, to go along with two in the first and third innings.
Sobrato mustered 16 hits and four walks against the Rams, scoring five unearned runs for good measure along the way.
Sobrato will hit the road against Scotts Valley on Tuesday starting at 4 p.m. before a rematch against Presentation in San Jose on Thursday at 4 p.m.
