The Upper Merion Area Vikings will face off against the Upper Perkiomen Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Upper Merion Area came up short against Norristown and fell 8-4. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Upper Merion Area saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Peck, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Upper Perkiomen made easy work of Pottsgrove on Wednesday and carried off a 15-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Grayson Sabo, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordin Dice, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Upper Perkiomen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win made it two in a row for Upper Perkiomen and bumps their season record up to 10-7. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Upper Merion Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Upper Merion Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Upper Perkiomen in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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