The Vistamar Vikings will head out on the road to take on the New Roads Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Vistamar has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while New Roads will arrive with six straight victories.
Vistamar's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Lennox Academy on Thursday. They fell victim to a tough 15-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers.
Meanwhile, New Roads has not done well against Rolling Hills Prep recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. New Roads beat Rolling Hills Prep by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-2.
Elio LaPorta made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). LaPorta was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
LaPorta wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Fox Raggio, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Vistamar's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for New Roads, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Vistamar couldn't quite finish off New Roads in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of New Roads' Xavier Walker, who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Vistamar knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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