The Villa Madonna Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Summit Country Day Silver Knights at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Villa Madonna is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Beechwood on Wednesday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 17-0. The Vikings have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Summit Country Day had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Stingers. The Silver Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by seven runs or more this season.
Lucas Reder made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
In other batting news, Jack Phillabaum was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bryce McNair, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Summit Country Day kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Summit Country Day's record now sits at 3-1. As for Villa Madonna, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Villa Madonna might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Summit Country Day in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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