Baseball Preview: Rio Vikings vs. Palmyra-Eagle Panthers
Rio is 0-8 against Palmyra-Eagle since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rio Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Palmyra-Eagle Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Rio is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 17-1 to Deerfield.
Rio saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Shawback, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Palmyra-Eagle's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Deerfield by a score of 2-0. The game marked the first time this year in which Palmyra-Eagle was not able to get on the board.
Rio's loss dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Palmyra-Eagle, their defeat ended a 22-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-3.
Rio suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Palmyra-Eagle when the teams last played on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmyra-Eagle's Sean Dooley, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Rio knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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