Baseball Preview: North Salinas Vikings vs. North Monterey County Condors
North Salinas is 8-2 against North Monterey County since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The North Salinas Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Monterey County Condors at 4:00 p.m. North Salinas is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Back in March, North Salinas fell victim to a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Greenfield.
Jake Burkhardt was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, North Monterey County put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against Seaside as North Monterey County made off with a 10-1 victory. The win was some much needed relief for North Monterey County as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Leo Cruz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cruz was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Jered Kallenberger looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, JT Islas was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Greg Jimenez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
North Salinas' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for North Monterey County, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-5.
North Salinas suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to North Monterey County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can North Salinas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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