The Northview Vikings will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Northview's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Rancho Cucamonga's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Northview beats Rancho Cucamonga with four runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Vikings beat Bonita on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Northview got a great performance from Evan Bustamante as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Northview's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ezekiel Martinez, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Rancho Cucamonga had just enough and edged out Glendora 2-1 on Wednesday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Tartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Beau Briggs was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2025.
Rancho Cucamonga's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Northview, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Northview couldn't quite get it done against Rancho Cucamonga in their previous matchup back in March of 2025 as they fell 5-2. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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