The Raines Vikings will square off against the ED White Commanders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Raines' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Westside 19-0. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for ED White, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Ribault with a sharp 19-2 victory on Thursday. With that win, the Commanders brought their scoring average up to 8.2 runs per game.
Janari Buessey was a standout: she fired off two home runs, three stolen bases, and four runs while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Melly Rivera Cruz, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: ED White kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Raines is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs over those games. As for ED White, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Everything went Raines' way against ED White in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, as Raines made off with a 17-5 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Commanders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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