The Mt. Carmel Sundevils will be taking part in a tournament against the Brawley Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Mt. Carmel is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Mission Vista on Friday. They fell just short of Mission Vista by a score of 2-1.
Mt. Carmel got a good showing from Sirena Castro, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Mt. Carmel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Grimaud, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Brawley waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Vikings 12-2.
Arriana Garcia spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Isabella Yescas was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlyn Padilla, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Mt. Carmel's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Brawley, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13.
Mt. Carmel beat Brawley 4-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2016. Will the Sundevils repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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