Baseball Game Preview: Warrenton Warriors vs. North Valley Knights

The Warrenton Warriors will take on the North Valley Knights on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Warrenton 3.6, North Valley 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Warrenton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lakeview a 3-0 shutout.

Meanwhile, North Valley had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vikings, sneaking past 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Knights have posted since May 2nd.

North Valley's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Warrenton, their victory bumped their record up to 22-6.