Mustangs
| 03/25/25 @ North Monterey County | 21 |
| 03/10/25 vs Pajaro Valley | 18 |
| 03/22/25 vs Presentation | 16 |
| 03/04/25 vs Gonzales | 15 |
| 03/01/25 @ American | 15 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monte Vista Christian). Everything went their way against the North Monterey County Condors on Tuesday as Monte Vista Christian made off with a 21-8 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by ten runs or more this season.
Harper Ealy Whitby made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Kayla Fullalove-Silveira and Samantha Bertoldi did most of the damage at the plate: Fullalove-Silveira scored six runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances, while Bertoldi scored five runs and stole five bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. With that strong performance, Bertoldi is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game. Addie Boles was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
Monte Vista Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They are 6-3 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Monte Vista Christian's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-6. As for North Monterey County, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Monte Vista Christian will square off against Alisal at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Monte Vista Christian's pitchers better be ready for this one: Alisal has averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. As for North Monterey County, they will face off against Aptos at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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