Marina extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 1-9. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Salinas Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-2 on Monday.
Marina saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leonel Alvarado, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Marlonn Barajas also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
As for North Salinas, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
On North Salinas' side, Josh Degroodt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Degroodt also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because North Salinas is 6-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise. Degroodt was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Gabriel, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Johnny Benabides was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Marina does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Salinas, they will welcome 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.
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