Soledad is 8-2 against King City since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Soledad Aztecs will be playing in front of their home fans against the King City Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Soledad's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while King City has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Soledad stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand King City a 12-0 shutout. While fans of Soledad might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Andrew Nichols made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Nichols has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Nichols was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Soledad got a big performance out of Andrew Raya, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Daniel Valenzuela Jr was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Soledad is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for King City, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
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