KING CITY — King City High’s softball team is currently in fourth place in the Mission Division with a 7-3 record (12-8 overall).
The Mustangs won two out of three league games last week. They crushed visiting Monte Vista Christian, 20-5, on Tuesday, kept the offense going Thursday with a 26-11 win at North Monterey County and then lost to the Carmel Padres, 3-2, on the road Saturday.
Alizah Carrillo allowed five runs and struck out seven batters to get the win for King City against Monte Vista. Crystal Paramo led the Mustangs with three hits and had four RBIs, and Carrillo helped her own cause with a triple and three RBIs. Amity Hearne had one hit with three RBIs; Raylie Moore hit a homerun with three RBIs; and Avery Munoz had three RBIs with one hit.
In the North Monterey County game, Carrillo won her second game of the week on the mound with nine strikeouts against the Condors.
Janesa Lopez, Jocelyn Romero and Carrillo had three hits apiece, and Katia Slama led the team with four hits, including a double, and had three RBIs. Hearne hit two doubles, and Moore added a double.
In Saturday’s game at Carmel, the Mustangs took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and scored another run in the top of the third to lead 2-0. The Padres then scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to earn the win.
Carrillo took the loss and allowed three runs and struck out two batters and gave up five hits. Carrillo led King City with two hits, and Hearne and Munoz added base hits.
The Mustangs played Tuesday at home against Stevenson and will travel to Watsonville to battle Monte Vista on Thursday.
