King City is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Monte Vista Christian is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The King City Mustangs will take on the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, King City was able to grind out a solid win over San Luis Obispo, taking the game 9-6.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Monte Vista Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Oak Grove a 16-0 shutout. While fans of Monte Vista Christian might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Mae Martin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Martin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Monte Vista Christian got a massive performance out of Sofia Calomeni, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Samantha Bertoldi, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
King City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Monte Vista Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
King City took their win against Monte Vista Christian in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 17-0. Will King City repeat their success, or does Monte Vista Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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