The Monte Vista Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Acalanes Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Monte Vista has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Acalanes will come in with five straight victories.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Monte Vista had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Dublin.
Samantha Kaiman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Ella Stolarzyk and Angelina Betti did some serious damage despite the final result: Stolarzyk went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI, while Betti got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Acalanes stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Concord as Acalanes made off with a 19-7 win. While fans of Acalanes might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Acalanes got a massive performance out of Santana Tamayo, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emme Young, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Monte Vista's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Acalanes, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Everything went Monte Vista's way against Acalanes when the teams last played back in March of 2021 as Monte Vista made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monte Vista since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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