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| 03/21/25 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 03/22/24 - Home | 14-6 W |
| 03/20/24 - Away | 10-2 W |
| 04/07/23 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 03/23/23 - Home | 4-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Everett Alvarez is 8-2 against King City since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Everett Alvarez has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while King City will arrive with eight straight victories.
Everett Alvarez lost 15-7 to Alisal on Tuesday.
Buddy Torres was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Devin Pedersen was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, King City's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Seaside a 16-0 shutout. Considering the Mustangs have won seven contests by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Roman (RJ) Ayon and Joaquin Sabala were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Ayon tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Sabala struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At bat, Ayon got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Sabala went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Ayon is becoming a predictor of King City's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, King City let Dylan Conatser and Nicholas Tankersley run wild. Conatser went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one triple, while Tankersley went a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave Conatser a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Manriquez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
King City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Everett Alvarez's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for King City, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Everything went Everett Alvarez's way against King City in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, as Everett Alvarez made off with an 11-1 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
