Baseball Game Preview: North Salinas Vikings vs. King City Mustangs

For the second straight game, North Salinas will face off against King City. The Vikings will be playing at home against the Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Salinas has seven straight wins, King City has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

If North Salinas beats King City with seven runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Vikings didn't even let the Mustangs on the board on Tuesday, marking the Vikings' second-straight 7-0 shutout. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.

Zack Sims

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/29/25 @ King City	4
03/01/25 @ Gunn	2
04/15/25 vs Pajaro Valley	1
04/12/25 @ Monterey	1

Zack Sims was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jake Burkhardt, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run.

North Salinas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as King City only posted an OBP of .310.

North Salinas pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for King City, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 6-13.

King City's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: North Salinas hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .367. It's a different story for King City, though, as they've only averaged .234. Will they be able to contain North Salinas' hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.