For the second straight game, Northview will face off against Charter Oak. The Vikings will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Chargers at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Northview 3.5, Charter Oak 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Charter Oak will be up against a hot Northview team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Vikings walked away with a 4-1 win over the Chargers on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly three runs.
For Charter Oak's part, Marcus Reese was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Reese has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jorge Aceves was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Northview's victory bumped their record up to 11-9-1. As for Charter Oak, they moved to 8-10 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
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