Everett Alvarez extended their losing streak to eight on Tuesday, dropping them down to 2-8. They lost 14-4 to the Carmel Padres. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Padres this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-4 on Friday.
Everett Alvarez saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexia Meza, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that Meza has hit this season. Kamyla Cruz was another, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Carmel, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 14-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.
On Carmel's side, Olivia Tringali was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Tringali has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Carmel got a big performance out of Stella Becker, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Annabella Schroeder, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Coming up, Everett Alvarez will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Soledad at 4:30 p.m. As for Carmel, they will head out on the road to square off against North Salinas at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Padres' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.
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