North Monterey County is 0-9 against Salinas since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit  on Thursday. The North Monterey County Condors will be playing at home against the Salinas Cowboys at 5:00  p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many  runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
 Last Friday, North Monterey County suffered a  tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Hollister.
 North Monterey County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Ariyah Morgan, who  scored a  run while going 1-for-2. Morgan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't  given up  more than two  walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
 Meanwhile, Salinas came up short against Saint Francis on Tuesday and fell  5-1.
 North Monterey County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-1. As for Salinas, they have  been struggling recently as they've  lost three of their last four matchups,  which put a noticeable dent in their 14-6 record  this season.
 North Monterey County suffered a grim  7-1 defeat to Salinas  in their previous meeting  back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of  Salinas'  Abi Jones, who   didn't allow a single  earned run and  only two  hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Now that North Monterey County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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