Softball Preview: St. Petersburg Green Devils vs. Northeast Vikings
The St. Petersburg Green Devils will face off against the Northeast Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Petersburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hollins 3-2. The win was nothing new for St. Petersburg as they're now sitting on three straight.
Sarah Blackett spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, St. Petersburg let Tegan Grizzard and Victoria Wirth loose on the outfield. Grizzard went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and an RBI, while Wirth went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Wirth has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniela Leombruno, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Northeast gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let Leto onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. 15 seems to be a good number for Northeast as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
St. Petersburg's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Northeast, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
St. Petersburg suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Northeast when the teams last played back in April. Can St. Petersburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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