SALINAS VALLEY — The King City Mustang volleyball team is tied for second place with the Alisal Trojans, with just a handful of games left to play in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division.
King City defeated the host Trojans by a 3-2 score in Salinas to avenge an earlier loss to Alisal in the Mustang gym last month. King City is 9-2 in the Mission Division and 14-5 overall, with the Robert Louis Stevenson Pirates in first place at 10-0 and 10-4 overall. Alisal is 8-2 and 10-5 overall.
Against the Trojans, King City’s Avery Munoz had 13 kills, 24 digs and two blocks. Ella Rubbo had nine kills and one block, while Bri Zamora and Crystal Paramo combined for 12 kills, three aces and two blocks. Alizah Carrillo and Jocelyn Jacquez combined for 34 digs and four aces. Taelyn Munoz and Mily Paramo combined for 33 assists and 15 digs.
“It was a back-and forth game with Alisal,” said King City head coach Christine Luna. “They are pretty tall and are strong at the net. It was good to beat them at their place.”
King City did not get much of a break as they played Soledad the next day in the Mustang gym. The Mustangs defeated the Aztecs by a 3-1 score.
“We had a quick turnaround and played Soledad the day after the Alisal game. We won our first two games and then lost the third one,” Luna said. “Our girls were determined not to lose the fourth game.”
Zamora had 11 kills and three aces, while Munoz and Crystal Paramo combined for 14 kills and 21 digs against the Aztecs. Rubbo had eight kills and two blocks, and Taelyn Munoz and Mily Paramo combined for 37 assists and four aces.
King City played at Gonzales on Tuesday afternoon and will host Rancho San Juan on Thursday. Next Monday, the Mustangs will host the division-leading Stevenson Pirates.
Soledad (5-6 in Mission Division and 12-6 overall) began the week with a 3-2 home loss to Rancho San Juan.
For Soledad, Delylah Ocampo had eight kills, four digs and two service aces. Kaylee Anderson led Soledad with nine kills and added a block. Sierra Botello and Sofia Gonzalez combined for eight kills and Ilene Cortina contributed with 20 assists.
In the game with King City, Anderson had five kills and one block, while Cortina had five kills and six assists. Natalie Banuelos finished with seven assists and four seven aces.
Soledad played Tuesday at home against North Monterey County and will host Watsonville on Thursday in the Aztec gym.
Greenfield lost consecutive games last week in the Cypress Division, losing 3-1 last Tuesday at Marina and 3-2 last Thursday to the Seaside Spartans.
In the game with Seaside, Liz Perez led the Bruins with eight kills, 13 assists, 12 digs and six aces. Hailey Serrano contributed with 17 assists and added five digs.
The Bruins played in Salinas against North High on Tuesday and will host Pajaro Valley on Thursday. Greenfield is 4-4 in the Cypress and 5-6 overall.
