After a string of eight wins, Carmel's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Watsonville Wildcatz by a score of 3-1. Carmel was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Watsonville's pitcher proved too tough.
Allison Hacker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, Carmel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nicole Tapson, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
On Watsonville's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Amelia Martinez gave up only one earned run on six hits. Martinez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Carmel's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Watsonville, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Carmel will take on Soledad at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Watsonville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pacific Grove at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Watsonville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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