The Airline Vikings will square off against the Dutchtown Griffins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Airline 3.8, Dutchtown 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Airline proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cedar Creek 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Vikings have posted since April 1st.
Meanwhile, Dutchtown faced Live Oak in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Griffins fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Griffins have suffered since February 28th.
Airline has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Dutchtown, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 25-13.
Airline couldn't quite finish off Dutchtown in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 and fell 4-2. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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