It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but North Monterey County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Stevenson Pirates 10-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Condors considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Paige Ramirez spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits.
Meiha Vargas
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At the plate, Meiha Vargas was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Scharton, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and two RBI.
North Monterey County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stevenson only posted a batting average of .256.
North Monterey County's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-20. As for Stevenson, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-14.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. North Monterey County will challenge rival Soledad at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Stevenson is set to take on their familiar foe Monte Vista Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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