The Northeast Vikings will be playing at home against the Parrish Community Bulls at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Northeast: 2.6, Parrish Community: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northeast is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Naples by a score of 7-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Parrish Community, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Port Charlotte a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Troy Guthrie tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Rawls, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Alex Tallo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Northeast has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Parrish Community, they pushed their record up to 22-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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