The Northwest Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Blackman Blaze at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight defeats, while Blackman will come in with seven straight wins.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Northwest's offense. They came up short against Stewarts Creek on Thursday, falling 10-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blackman). Everything went their way against Cleveland on Thursday as Blackman made off with a 10-0 victory. The Blaze's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Kenneth Colon and Daffy Norment did most of the damage at the plate: Colon scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Norment went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those runs marked the first that Colon scored this season. Austen Leban was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one double.
Blackman's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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