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| 06/02/25 - Away | 8-0 W |
| 06/02/25 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 05/22/24 - Home | 10-2 W |
| 05/22/24 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 05/24/23 - Away | 10-1 W |
| + 4 more games |
Williamsburg is a perfect 9-0 against Vinton-Shellsburg since June of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Raiders will be playing at home against the Vikings. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Williamsburg has seven straight wins, Vinton-Shellsburg has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Williamsburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Prairie, who was ranked 17th at the time (Williamsburg was ranked 21st). The Raiders were the clear victors by an 11-5 margin over the Hawks on Monday. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 23 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Vinton-Shellsburg's offense. They came up short against Marion on Wednesday, falling 8-0.
Williamsburg pushed their record up to 30-7 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Vinton-Shellsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-29.
Williamsburg took their victory against Vinton-Shellsburg when the teams last played back in June by a conclusive 8-0 score. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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