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| 04/24/25 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 04/13/23 - Home | 2-7 L |
| 05/27/22 - Neutral | 2-3 L |
| 04/23/21 - Away | 18-13 W |
| + 5 more games |
Valparaiso is 8-2 against Hobart since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Vikings will challenge the Brickies at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Valparaiso sitting on 14 straight wins and Hobart on four.
On Thursday, Valparaiso got the win against Chesterton by a conclusive 12-5. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won 14 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hobart made easy work of Whiting on Thursday and carried off a 12-1 victory.
Hobart got a massive performance out of Brandon Stafford, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Stafford a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alexander Mays, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double.
Valparaiso pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hobart, their win bumped their record up to 15-11.
Valparaiso came out on top in a nail-biter against Hobart in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-2. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Brickies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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