Baseball Preview: Valhalla Vikings vs. Rye Neck Panthers
Valhalla and Rye Neck are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Valhalla Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Rye Neck Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Valhalla will be strutting in after a victory while Rye Neck will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Valhalla came out on top against Croton-Harmon by a score of 8-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Rye Neck's offense. They fell just short of Harrison by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The matchup marked that first time this season in which Rye Neck was not able to get on the board.
George Katsaros was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rye Neck saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Janowitz, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
The win got Valhalla back to even at 1-1. As for Rye Neck, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Valhalla came up short against Rye Neck in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 7-2. Can Valhalla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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