Baseball Preview: Denver North Vikings vs. Vista PEAK Prep Bison
The Denver North Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Vista PEAK Prep Bison at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Denver North is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Denver North came out on top against George Washington by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Santana Vital spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, Omar Escobar was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Vista PEAK Prep had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They skirted past the Nighthawks 5-4.
Vista PEAK Prep's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Steven Reaux, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
The victory got Denver North back to even at 7-7. As for Vista PEAK Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Everything went Denver North's way against Vista PEAK Prep in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Denver North made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Denver North since the squad 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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