Soquel is 0-4 against Carmel since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Soquel Knights will head out on the road to take on the Carmel Padres at 1:00 p.m. Soquel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Soquel is is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Harbor. The loss was just more heartbreak for Soquel who fell 8-6 when the teams previously met back in March.
Soquel got a good showing from Nativo Gonzalez, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Hudson Summerrill was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Carmel had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They beat the Breakers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-0.
Matt Maxon was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Maxon was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Carmel got a big performance out of Justin LeMaster, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. JJ Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Soquel's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Carmel, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Soquel suffered a grim 19-2 defeat to Carmel in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Soquel, Ryan Hendrick (who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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