Baseball Game Preview: Emerald Vikings vs. Southside Tigers

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Previous 6 Games

04/13/18 - Home	20-0 W
04/13/18 - Home	15-0 W
03/16/17 - Away	23-0 W
03/16/17 - Away	23-1 W
04/05/16 - Away	23-0 W
03/11/16 - Home	35-0 W

Emerald has gone a perfect 6-0 against Southside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Emerald and 28 for Southside dating back to last season.

Emerald is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Laurens on Friday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 11-1.

Emerald saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Finn Howard, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Southside fell victim to Fountain Inn and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 16-0 to the Fury. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly 16 runs.

Southside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Emerald, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.

Emerald took their victory against Southside in their previous matchup back in April of 2018 by a conclusive 20-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.