Baseball Recap: Saturday's Victory Is Parkview's Fifth in Last Six Outings

Parkview had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 14-run drubbing they dealt Necedah on Saturday. The Vikings' pitchers stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 14-0 shutout.

Parkview is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Necedah, their defeat was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-13.

Coincidentally, Parkview and Necedah will both be playing Rio the next time they take the field. The Cardinals will head out to face the Vikings at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, while the Vikings will play them later in the day, at 3:00 p.m.