The Marina Mariners will face off against the North Salinas Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Marina is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Watsonville by a score of 10-9 two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Salinas, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand King City a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Vikings have posted since April 19, 2025.
Not much got past Josh Degroodt, who gave up just a hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep King City off the board. Degroodt is becoming a predictor of North Salinas' success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 4-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, North Salinas' victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Julian Gabriel, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
North Salinas is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Marina, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Marina suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to North Salinas in their previous matchup back in May of 2025. Will the Mariners have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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