The Niles Vikings will face off against the New Prairie Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Niles has three straight victories, New Prairie has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Niles is returning to their home field after beating Paw Paw on theirs, despite the fact Paw Paw has dominated at home this season. The Vikings put the hurt on the Red Wolves with a sharp 16-4 win on Thursday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for New Prairie's offense. They fell just short of Penn by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cougars have suffered against the Kingsmen since May 1, 2019.
Niles' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for New Prairie, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
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