The PikeView Panthers will square off against the Ripley Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (PikeView 1.9, Ripley 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
PikeView is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Christiansburg on Thursday. They fell just short of the Blue Demons by a score of 3-2. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
PikeView saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Bennett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ripley faced George Washington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Vikings lost 8-2 to the Patriots. The Vikings' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Ripley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for PikeView, their loss 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. PikeView has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Ripley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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