The North Salinas Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Lincoln Lions at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
North Salinas is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Santa Clara on Thursday. The Vikings fell just short of the Bruins by a score of 1-0. The loss was North Salinas' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln fell victim to Bellarmine College Prep and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bells. That's two games in a row now that Lincoln have lost by exactly two goals.
Having lost for the first time this season, North Salinas fell to 3-1-1. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
North Salinas skirted past Lincoln 1-0 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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