Baseball Preview: Princeton Vikings vs. Northwest Knights
Princeton is on a four-game streak of home losses, Northwest a nine-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Princeton Vikings will take on the Northwest Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Princeton had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Oak Hills.
Ryan Maloney was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Princeton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Davis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Junior Veras Vasquez was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Northwest fell victim to a rough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Talawanda on Monday.
Princeton's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
