North Monterey County is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Rancho San Juan a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The North Monterey County Condors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
North Monterey County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against Pacific Grove on Tuesday. They lost 16-1 to the Breakers.
Meanwhile, Rancho San Juan came up short against King City on Thursday, falling 14-4.
Aysiah Lamb made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Garcia, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one RBI.
Rancho San Juan's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for North Monterey County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
Friday's game will be a test for both teams' pitchers. North Monterey County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .365. However, it's not like Rancho San Juan struggles in that department as they've averaged .420. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went North Monterey County's way against Rancho San Juan when the teams last played last Thursday, as North Monterey County made off with a 13-2 win. Do the Condors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trailblazers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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