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| 04/06/24 - Away | 9-0 W |
| 04/22/23 - Home | 15-0 W |
| 04/22/22 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/23/21 - Home | 12-11 W |
| 05/24/19 - Home | 10-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Eastern has gone a perfect 10-0 against Sterling recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Silver Knights at 10:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastern 3.6, Sterling 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Cherokee, who was ranked second at the time (Eastern was ranked tenth). The Vikings lost 11-1 to the Chiefs on Thursday. The contest marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sterling waltzed into their game on Thursday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They put the hurt on the Red Raiders with a sharp 16-5 victory. The Silver Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Luke Lomax was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Evan Miller, who went 3-for-4 with four runs and three RBI.
Sterling was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Sterling pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Eastern, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 11-1.
Eastern took their win against Sterling in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-0 score. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Silver Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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