Baseball Preview: Puyallup Vikings vs. Curtis Vikings
Puyallup is 10-0 against Curtis since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Puyallup Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Curtis Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Puyallup will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Puyallup can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Rogers. That's two games straight that Puyallup has won by exactly six runs.
Mason Pike made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. Pike has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pike was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Pike wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Benedict, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Curtis didn't have quite enough to beat Rogers on Friday and fell 2-1. Curtis has struggled against Rogers recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Puyallup's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Curtis, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Puyallup was able to grind out a solid victory over Curtis when the teams last played on April 1st, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Puyallup since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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