The North Salinas Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Marina Mariners at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Salinas is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Saturday as neither North Salinas nor Lynbrook made it on the board until the eighth inning. North Salinas had just enough and edged out Lynbrook 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win North Salinas has posted against Lynbrook since March 7, 2020.
North Salinas' victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Burkhardt, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Marina posted their closest win since May 1, 2024 on Thursday. They skirted past Pajaro Valley 5-3. Surprisingly, this marked the Mariners' fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Kaleb True and Leonel Alvarado Mancillas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, True struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Alvarado Mancillas tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those eight strikeouts gave True a new career-high. At bat, True got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs, while Alvarado Mancillas got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Alvarado Mancillas is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
North Salinas pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Marina, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-13.
Marina's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: North Salinas hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .376. It's a different story for Marina, though, as they've only averaged .161. Will they be able to contain North Salinas' hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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