The New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly Vipers will take on the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Athens with a sharp 18-5 win on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Vipers needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, while Southwestern put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Carlinville. The Piasa Birds blew past the Cavaliers 6-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Piasa Birds.
Ian Brantley was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
The victory got New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly back to even at 8-8. As for Southwestern, their win bumped their record up to 6-12.
New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly was able to grind out a solid victory over Southwestern when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 5-1. Do the Vipers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Piasa Birds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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