Baseball Game Preview: Hopewell Vikings vs. New Castle Hurricanes

By Team Reports Mar 21, 2024, 4:43am

Preview: Hopewell Vikings vs. New Castle Hurricanes

The Hopewell Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Castle Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Hopewell fell victim to Mohawk Area and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 6-0 defeat at the hands of the Warriors. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Hopewell's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Hopewell saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Triscila, who went 1-for-3 with a double.

Meanwhile, New Castle had to hit the road for their first game and sadly it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of Ellwood City by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday.

Angelo DeSalvo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dominic Miller, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.

Hopewell skirted past New Castle 5-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Hopewell repeat their success, or does New Castle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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