Monte Vista Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Carmel Padres at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Carmel took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Monte Vista Christian, who comes in off a win.
Monte Vista Christian will head into Wednesday's game after some sweet revenge against Pacific Grove: Monte Vista Christian couldn't quite topple Pacific Grove on Wednesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the eight-point defeat they took when the two last played. Monte Vista Christian was the clear victor by a 12-5 margin over Pacific Grove. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Monte Vista Christian has managed all season.
Meanwhile, Carmel unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 14-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Francis.
Justin LeMaster was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. Bixby Moranda was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Carmel kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Monte Vista Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-17. As for Carmel, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4.
Monte Vista Christian came up short against Carmel in their previous meeting back in March, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carmel's Matt Maxon, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Monte Vista Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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