Softball Preview: Monte Vista Christian Mustangs vs. King City Mustangs
Monte Vista Christian is 0-3 against King City since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Monte Vista Christian Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the King City Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Monte Vista Christian is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Monte Vista Christian put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let Oak Grove onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. 16 seems to be a good number for Monte Vista Christian as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mae Martin made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Martin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Sofia Calomeni was a standout: she scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Samantha Bertoldi was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, King City waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 9-6.
Monte Vista Christian's record is now 7-3. As for King City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Monte Vista Christian might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from King City in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Can Monte Vista Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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