North Monterey County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Soledad Aztecs with a sharp 8-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for North Monterey County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ariyah Morgan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shaya Baldwin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Leslie Ruiz, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
North Monterey County's win bumped their record up to 7-10-1. As for Soledad, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.
North Monterey County will head out on the road to face off against Monterey at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monterey's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so North Monterey County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Soledad, they will be playing at home against Carmel at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Soledad is on a three-game streak of home wins, Carmel a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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