King City is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Watsonville is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The King City Mustangs will take on the Watsonville Wildcatz at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
King City was handed a ten-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Alisal on Thursday. King City came out on top in a nail-biter against Alisal and snuck past 6-4. The victory was just what King City needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior contest.
Malaya Carrillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lisa Villanueva, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Watsonville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Santa Catalina a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Watsonville, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Mia Espinoza was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Espinoza was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Esperanza Sigala was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Julia Maldonado was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
King City is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Watsonville, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. King City has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. However, it's not like Watsonville struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
King City couldn't quite finish off Watsonville in their previous meeting back in March and fell 8-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watsonville's Amelia Martinez, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that King City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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