The Carmel Padres will head out on the road to challenge the Alisal Trojans at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Carmel is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Watsonville on Wednesday. The Padres fell 2-0 to the Wildcatz. The defeat continues a trend for Carmel in their meetings with Watsonville: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Alisal has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the 10th. They fell just short of Monte Vista Christian by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.
Alisal's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-4. As for Carmel, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Carmel beat Alisal 3-1 in their previous matchup on January 8th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Padres since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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