The Leechburg Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Apollo Ridge Vikings at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Leechburg has four straight wins, Apollo Ridge has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Leechburg barely beat Union Area the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Blue Devils blew past the Scotties 9-0 on Wednesday. The Blue Devils' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Leechburg let Dylan Whitlinger and Mason Bertino run wild. Whitlinger went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Bertino went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Whitlinger also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season. Dylan Kapalka was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Leechburg kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Apollo Ridge lost 8-1 to South Side on Tuesday.
Leechburg's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Apollo Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Leechburg skirted past Apollo Ridge 2-1 in their previous meeting on March 9th. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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