Baseball Game Preview: San Lorenzo Valley Cougars vs. North Monterey County Condors

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Previous 3 Games

03/09/24 - Away	7-3 W
04/05/16 - Home	15-5 W
04/08/15 - Home	11-3 W

San Lorenzo Valley has gone a perfect 3-0 against North Monterey County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Condors at 11:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Friday just wasn't the day for San Lorenzo Valley's offense. They fell just short of Harbor by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost three in a row.

Jordan Renteria was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.

At the plate, San Lorenzo Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Larrabee Mitchell, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, North Monterey County's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Everett Alvarez by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Condors have suffered since March 24th.

Tyler Baldwin was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Baldwin was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

North Monterey County's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for San Lorenzo Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.

San Lorenzo Valley beat North Monterey County 7-3 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Condors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.