Baseball Recap: Soledad Aztecs vs. North Monterey County Condors
Soledad had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the North Monterey County Condors out 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Soledad also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2022.
Andrew Nichols spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Daniel Valenzuela Jr was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Sanchez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On North Monterey County's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Jered Kallenberger gave up three earned runs on four hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
Soledad is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for North Monterey County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.
Soledad will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Monterey County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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