Carmel has won four straight games at home, while North Salinas has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Padres will host the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Neither Carmel nor North Salinas posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Carmel is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Alisal just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 7-1.
Carmel saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delilah Herro, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Herro has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for North Salinas' offense. They fell just short of Everett Alvarez by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Iliana Perez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
North Salinas' defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Carmel, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Carmel got the 'W' when the teams last played on April 9th against North Salinas by a conclusive 6-0 score. Do the Padres have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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