The Gonzales Spartans will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the King City Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Gonzales hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Gonzales fell victim to Pacific Grove and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their rough 13-0 defeat to the Breakers might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Gonzales has lost by exactly 13 runs.
Meanwhile, King City put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Santa Catalina a 16-0 shutout.
Alizah Carrillo was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Carrillo was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Lisa Villanueva was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Amber Mercado, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Gonzales' loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for King City, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Gonzales came out on top in a nail-biter against King City in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 10-9. Will Gonzales repeat their success, or does King City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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