North Salinas has gone a perfect 5-0 against Soledad recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Vikings will take on the Aztecs at 4:30 p.m. North Salinas will be strutting in after a victory while Soledad will be coming in after a defeat.
North Salinas proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by eight) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Clara, sneaking past 6-5.
Iliana Perez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up ten Ks.
Irie Williams
| 04/20/26 vs Santa Clara | 3 |
| 03/26/26 vs Soledad | 2 |
| 04/16/26 @ King City | 1 |
| 03/28/26 @ Paso Robles | 1 |
| 03/10/26 @ Rancho San Juan | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Irie Williams, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Inaya Feather was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
North Salinas hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Alisal hit Soledad with a six-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Aztecs came up short against the Trojans, falling 10-0. The Aztecs haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
North Salinas has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Soledad, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9-1.
Everything went North Salinas' way against Soledad in their previous meeting back in March, as North Salinas made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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