Baseball Game Preview: Hopewell Vikings vs. Central Valley Warriors

The Hopewell Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Central Valley Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopewell will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

On Wednesday, Hopewell beat Hampton 7-4.

Kingston Krotec

Base on Balls Against

03/18/25 vs Riverside	5
04/23/25 vs Hampton	1
04/08/25 @ North Catholic	1
04/01/25 @ Ambridge	1
03/25/25 @ Beaver	1

Kingston Krotec made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Hopewell is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-8 otherwise. Krotec was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024.

In other batting news, James Armstrong was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

Meanwhile, Central Valley suffered their biggest defeat since March 17th on Friday. They lost 9-0 to Montour. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.

The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 5-9. As for Central Valley, they now have a losing record of 7-8.

Hopewell couldn't quite finish off Central Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.