The Alisal Trojans will square off against the North Salinas Vikings at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Alisal took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against King City as they made off with a 13-3 victory.
Meanwhile, North Salinas got themselves on the board against Pajaro Valley on Thursday, but Pajaro Valley never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Grizzlies with a sharp 18-0 win. While the Vikings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
North Salinas let Jake Burkhardt and David Avina run wild. Burkhardt went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Avina went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave Avina a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Drew Cervantes, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: North Salinas kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.8.
North Salinas is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Alisal, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
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