The North Salinas Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the Monterey Dores at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If North Salinas beats Monterey with 11 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Vikings blew past Gonzales 11-2 on Wednesday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Monterey, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Soledad on Thursday by a score of 3-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Johnny Money spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Monterey is 3-1 when Money allows two or fewer earned runs, but 1-10 otherwise.
At the plate, Monterey saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Miramontes, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
North Salinas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Monterey, their record now sits at 4-11.
North Salinas couldn't quite finish off Monterey in their previous matchup back in March of 2016 and fell 4-2. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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