The Ripley Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the PikeView Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Ripley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: George Washington, who was ranked 24th at the time (Ripley was ranked 13th). The Vikings lost 8-2 to the Patriots on Tuesday. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Ripley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady McVay, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, PikeView didn't have quite enough to beat Christiansburg on Thursday and fell 3-2. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Ripley's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for PikeView, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 10-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Ripley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like PikeView struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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