Football Preview: King City Mustangs vs. Watsonville Wildcatz
King City and Watsonville are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2023, but not for long. The King City Mustangs are on the road again on Saturday to play the Watsonville Wildcatz at 12:20 p.m. King City knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Watsonville likes a good challenge.
If King City beats Watsonville with 40 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. King City came out on top against Salinas by a score of 40-33 on Wednesday. The Mustangs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Katia Slama continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.3% of her passes, and also rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown. She is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last three games she's played. Yesenia Rodriguez also helped with two touchdowns in total.
King City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Samantha Muniz, Rodriguez, Kaylin Arvizu, and Jacqueline Gonzalez picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Watsonville came tearing into Wednesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 20-14 W over the Sharks. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wildcatz's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Sharks are ranked 153rd).
King City is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Watsonville, their record is now 12-13.
King City couldn't quite finish off Watsonville in their previous matchup back in October and fell 18-16. Can King City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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