For the second straight game, Marina will face off against North Salinas. The Mariners will venture away from home to take on the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marina has given up an average of 14.9 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Marina came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against North Salinas, falling 18-1.
For North Salinas' part, they got a massive performance out of Julian Gabriel, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Gabriel a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Burkhardt, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
North Salinas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marina only posted an OBP of .294.
The win was the 11th in a row for North Salinas, bringing their record up to 16-5. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Marina, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-14.
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