The Barron Collier Cougars will head out to square off against the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Barron Collier 3.6, Bishop Verot 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Barron Collier is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering IMG Academy Gray just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 11-3 to the Ascenders. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Cougars, who until this match were averaging 3.55 runs allowed.
Barron Collier got a good showing from Hudson Burger, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Burger has been consistent : he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Barron Collier saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Minerva, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bishop Verot had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Sharks with a sharp 8-2 win. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Bishop Verot's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Barron Collier, their loss dropped their record down to 16-4.
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