Softball Recap: Monterey Trail Mustangs vs. McClatchy Lions
Monterey Trail can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They blew past the McClatchy Lions 9-1. For Monterey Trail, this counts as revenge for the 9-4 defeat McClatchy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Marissa Montano made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Montano has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Montano was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Alayah Duarte was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Liliana Ruelas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On McClatchy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayeliza Rogers, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Monterey Trail has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for McClatchy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Monterey Trail didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-6 win vs. River City on the 19th. As for McClatchy, they will be playing at home against Kennedy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Kennedy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so McClatchy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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