The Northeast Vikings will challenge Nueva Esperanza at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Nueva Esperanza will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Northeast extended their winning streak to six on Wednesday. The Vikings put the hurt on Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush with a sharp 15-4 victory.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Nueva Esperanza had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past Samuel Fels 18-2 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Nueva Esperanza considering their two-run performance the game before.
Nueva Esperanza let Gabi Garcia and Yedelis Benitez run wild. Garcia went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles, while Benitez went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those two doubles gave Garcia a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alesyn Lopez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Nueva Esperanza was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Nueva Esperanza's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Northeast, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Northeast couldn't quite finish off Nueva Esperanza in their previous matchup back in April and fell 15-13. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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