Northgate has won four straight games at home, while Pike County has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Northgate Vikings and the Pike County Pirates are set to duel. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Northgate: 3, Pike County: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northgate's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Harris County on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Tigers. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Vikings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Pike County made easy work of Jackson on Wednesday and carried off a 15-3 win. Considering the Pirates have won 19 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Northgate's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Pike County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Northgate came up short against Pike County in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, falling 7-3. Can Northgate avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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