The Symmes Valley Vikings will square off against the Southern Tornadoes at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Symmes Valley's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Notre Dame as they made off with a 12-0 victory.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Southern, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Federal Hocking on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tornadoes considering their one-run performance the game before.
Symmes Valley's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Southern, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Symmes Valley came up short against Southern in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 6-1. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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