The North Salinas Vikings will head out to take on the Seaside Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Salinas has three straight wins, Seaside has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
North Salinas proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 18) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Alisal 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since March 22nd.
Zack Sims was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. Another player making a difference was Preston Hobbs, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
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 strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Seaside fell victim to Watsonville and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 22-0 to the Wildcatz.
North Salinas' record now sits at 8-5. As for Seaside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
North Salinas couldn't quite finish off Seaside in their previous matchup back in May of 2018 and fell 5-3. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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