For the second straight game, Seaside will face off against King City. The Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Seaside has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with eight straight losses, while King City will come in with five straight wins.
Seaside lost 15-1 to King City on Tuesday.
For King City's part, JC Navarro was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Navarro also tossed a walk, which is notable because King City is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-9 otherwise. Navarro was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, King City got a massive performance out of Sebastian Lizardi, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Lizardi a new career-high in RBI (two). Mateo Blair was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
King City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
King City's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-10. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Seaside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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