Watsonville waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Watsonville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Amelia Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Martinez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Llamas, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Watsonville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Monte Vista Christian, they dropped their record down to 8-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Watsonville will face off against Carmel at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carmel will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Watsonville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Monte Vista Christian, they will be playing at home against Soledad at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Monte Vista Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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