Softball Game Preview: North Monterey County Condors vs. Soledad Aztecs

The North Monterey County Condors will venture away from home to challenge the Soledad Aztecs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Soledad took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on North Monterey County, who comes in off a win.

On Tuesday, North Monterey County needed a bit of extra time to put away Stevenson. They skirted past the Pirates 10-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Condors considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Paige Ramirez spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits.

Meiha Vargas

Stolen Base (Career)

05/13/25 vs Stevenson	3
04/05/25 vs Pajaro Valley	2
05/01/25 @ Rancho San Juan	1
04/24/25 vs King City	1
04/22/25 @ Carmel	1

At the plate, Meiha Vargas was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Scharton, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and two RBI.

North Monterey County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stevenson only posted a batting average of .256.

Carmel hit Soledad with a four-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Aztecs lost 10-0 to the Padres. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Aztecs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Soledad's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for North Monterey County, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-20.

North Monterey County came up short against Soledad in their previous matchup back in April, falling 14-11. Can the Condors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.