The Loudoun Valley Vikings will face off against the Tuscarora Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Loudoun Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Rock Ridge get on the board and left with a 38-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Vikings have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Tuscarora made easy work of Rock Ridge on Wednesday and carried off a 16-0 victory. While fans of the Huskies might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Tuscarora let Ethan Johnson and Carter Peshke run wild. Johnson went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI, while Peshke went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave Johnson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Quill, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Tuscarora was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Tuscarora has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Loudoun Valley, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-7.
Loudoun Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Tuscarora in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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