Perkiomen Valley is 1-8-1 against Spring-Ford since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Vikings will face off against the Rams at 6:00 p.m. Perkiomen Valley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Perkiomen Valley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Pope John Paul II.
Spring-Ford came out on top against Pottsgrove on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run second inning. The Rams put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 10-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Rams needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Ally Burgess was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Mia Fanaro also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Spring-Ford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Perkiomen Valley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Spring-Ford, their record now sits at 9-4.
Perkiomen Valley came up short against Spring-Ford when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-2. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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