The Marina Mariners will face off against the North Salinas Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Marina: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while North Salinas has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
Marina took a 11-run defeat the last time they faced off against Pajaro Valley, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Mariners came out on top in a nail-biter against the Grizzlies on Thursday, sneaking past 5-3. Surprisingly, this marked the Mariners' fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Kaleb True
| 05/01/25 @ Pajaro Valley | 8 |
| 04/29/25 vs Pajaro Valley | 6 |
| 04/07/25 vs Watsonville | 5 |
| 04/01/25 vs King City | 5 |
| 04/03/25 vs King City | 4 |
Kaleb True and Leonel Alvarado Mancillas made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, True struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Alvarado Mancillas pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those eight strikeouts gave True a new career-high. At bat, True got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs, while Alvarado Mancillas got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Alvarado Mancillas is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but North Salinas ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They skirted past Lynbrook 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win North Salinas has posted against Lynbrook since March 7, 2020.
North Salinas' victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Burkhardt, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
North Salinas is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. Marina's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-13.
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