The Monte Vista Christian Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Presentation Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Monte Vista Christian lost 20-3 to Carmel on Tuesday. Monte Vista Christian has struggled against Carmel recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Monte Vista Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Alvarado, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kayla Fullalove-Silveira, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Presentation was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They lost 17-0 to Archbishop Mitty.
Monte Vista Christian's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Presentation, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Presentation's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Monte Vista Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .496. It's a different story for Presentation, though, as they've only averaged .350. Will they be able to contain Monte Vista Christian's hitters?
Monte Vista Christian came up short against Presentation when the teams last played back in February, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Presentation's Allie Malatesta, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that Monte Vista Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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