Petersburg is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Mountain Ridge a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Petersburg Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mountain Ridge Miners at 5:00 p.m. Petersburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Mountain Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Petersburg made up a huge gap compared to their last game against South Harrison, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Vikings fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 5-3 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered since March 27, 2024.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Mountain Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Berkeley Springs, sneaking past 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Miners have posted since April 29, 2024.
Mountain Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Petersburg, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Petersburg took their victory against Mountain Ridge when the teams last played on April 2nd by a conclusive 11-2 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Miners have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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