The Northeast Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Archbishop Carroll Patriots at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northeast will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Northeast is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Science Leadership Academy on Thursday as they made off with a 16-5 victory. The Vikings haven't had any issues with Science Leadership Academy recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Junelfy Montilla-Contreras
| 04/10/25 vs Science Leadership Academy | 4 |
| 04/26/24 vs Carver High School of Engineering & Science | 2 |
| 04/05/24 @ Chester | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Samuel Fels | 1 |
| 03/21/24 vs Frankford | 1 |
Junelfy Montilla-Contreras was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Montilla-Contreras was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Saunders Del Obre, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He also put up two RBI, which were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Calvin Castro, who scored four runs while going 3-for-5.
Northeast always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Carroll entered their tilt with Roman Catholic on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Cahillite with a sharp 13-1 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Patriots' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Matt McGaughey spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Drew Mulligan was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Burns, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Northeast's record now sits at 2-4. As for Archbishop Carroll, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
