North Monterey County is 0-4 against Soledad since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The North Monterey County Condors will look to defend their home field against the Soledad Aztecs at 4:00 p.m. The last four games North Monterey County has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Things were looking good for North Monterey County after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Alisal by a score of 8-7.
Julian Barajas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was JT Islas, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Soledad stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Gonzales as Soledad made off with a 13-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Soledad as they're now sitting on three straight.
Andrew Raya made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Raya was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Anthony Medina looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Manny Sanchez - Vega, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2. Andrew Nichols was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
North Monterey County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7. As for Soledad, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Monterey County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Soledad struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North Monterey County might still be hurting after the 16-2 loss they got from Soledad in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Thankfully for North Monterey County, Dominic Chavez (who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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