For the second straight game, North Salinas will face off against Pajaro Valley. The Vikings will challenge the Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Salinas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
North Salinas took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Pajaro Valley get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
The team relied heavily on Zack Sims, who went 3-for-2 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Degroodt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
North Salinas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .565. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
North Salinas' win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Pajaro Valley, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Pajaro Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. North Salinas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Pajaro Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 3 strikeouts. Will North Salinas keep running through batters, or will the Grizzlies buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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