The North Monterey County Condors have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Watsonville Wildcatz at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither North Monterey County nor Watsonville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Wednesday, North Monterey County came up short against Notre Dame and fell 7-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for North Monterey County in their matchups with Notre Dame: they've now lost eight in a row.
North Monterey County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ariyah Morgan, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double. Another player making a difference was Makela Guzman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Watsonville unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 12-0 loss at the hands of Carmel.
Even though they lost, Watsonville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carmel only tossed five.
North Monterey County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for Watsonville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
North Monterey County came out on top in a nail-biter against Watsonville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. Will North Monterey County repeat their success, or does Watsonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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