After losing to Carmel the last time they met, King City decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The King City Mustangs walked away with an 11-6 win over the Carmel Padres on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for King City.
The team relied heavily on Avery Munoz, who went 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Lisa Villanueva was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Carmel's side, they saw ten different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Mangiapane, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Mangiapane has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Nicole Tapson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Carmel hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as King City struck out six times.
King City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Carmel, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
King City will head out on the road to face off against Stevenson at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Carmel, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Pacific Grove at 4:30 p.m. Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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