North Salinas won against Marina on Monday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Vikings came out on top against the Mariners by a score of 5-1. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
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Josh Degroodt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because North Salinas is 6-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-8 otherwise. Degroodt was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
In other batting news, Julian Gabriel was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Johnny Benabides, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
North Salinas' record is now 13-9. As for Marina, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Coming up, North Salinas will square off against Watsonville at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcatz have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.73 runs per game on average), something the Vikings will no doubt try to take advantage of. Marina does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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