The Amundsen Vikings will head out to square off against the Mather Rangers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Amundsen made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Whitney Young, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Vikings fell just short of the Dolphins by a score of 6-4 on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Dolphins: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, Mather was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 17-2 to Amundsen.
Mather saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadier Castillo, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Castillo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Roy Beard was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Mather's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-3. As for Amundsen, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4-1.
Amundsen got the 'W' when the teams last played on Friday against Mather by a conclusive 17-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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