Watsonville and King City are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2023, but not for long. The Watsonville Wildcatz will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the King City Mustangs at 12:20 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Watsonville didn't have too much breathing room in their match against St. Francis, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Wildcatz's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Sharks are ranked 153rd).
Meanwhile, King City won against Palma on Wednesday with 40 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. King City walked away with a 40-33 win over Salinas. The Mustangs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
King City found their leader in sophomore Katia Slama, who threw for 150 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.3% of her passes, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. Slama is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last three games she's played. Shyrah McDonald was another key player, gaining 107 total yards and a touchdown.
King City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Samantha Muniz, Yesenia Rodriguez, Kaylin Arvizu, and Jacqueline Gonzalez picked up one apiece.
Watsonville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for King City, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-7.
Watsonville came out on top in a nail-biter against King City when the teams last played back in October, sneaking past 18-16. Will Watsonville repeat their success, or does King City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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