Baseball Recap: Soledad triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Greg Diaz

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2024, 4:51pm

Baseball Recap: Soledad Aztecs vs. North Salinas Vikings

While Soledad put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for North Salinas. The Soledad Aztecs walked away with a 4-0 victory over the North Salinas Vikings. The win made it back-to-back victories for Soledad.

Greg Diaz looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Soledad saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Sanchez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Soledad has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for North Salinas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Soledad will square off against Gonzales at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Gonzales will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Soledad surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Salinas, they will head out on the road to face off against Stevenson at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Stevenson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so North Salinas' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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