The Carmel Padres will venture away from home to square off against the Soledad Aztecs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Carmel came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Menlo-Atherton, falling 7-1. The Padres' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Carmel got a good showing from Carter Lloyd, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Carmel saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Maxon, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Soledad was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to St. Francis. The game marked the first time this season in which the Aztecs were not able to get on the board.
Carmel suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 6-2. As for Soledad, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Carmel beat Soledad 9-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Carmel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Soledad turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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