The Amundsen Vikings will be playing at home against the Clemente Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Amundsen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Noble Street College Prep a 7-0 shutout. Amundsen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 18 games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Clemente can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Prosser as Clemente made off with a 16-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Clemente needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Clemente got a massive performance out of Sean Davis, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Caraballo, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Amundsen's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-13. As for Clemente, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
Amundsen took their win against Clemente when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 9-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Clemente's Jayden Morales, who tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Amundsen still be able to contain Morales? There's only one way to find out.
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