The Northeast Vikings will head out on the road to take on the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Petersburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Northeast, who comes in off a win.
Northeast stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Gibbs 20-0. While fans of Northeast might be used to big wins, the 20-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Savanna Hogsten was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Hogsten was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Northeast let Lauren Fernald and Brooke McCarthy loose on the outfield. Fernald went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while McCarthy scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Emily Wood, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg didn't have quite enough to beat Manatee on Monday and fell 4-2. St. Petersburg has struggled against Manatee recently, as their contest on Monday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Petersburg saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tegan Grizzard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Northeast has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for St. Petersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Northeast came up short against St. Petersburg in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Northeast avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
