The Tri-Valley Vikings will take on the LeRoy Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tri-Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Tri-Valley will face LeRoy after dropping another heartbreaker against Normal University on Friday, which marked the third time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. The Vikings lost 22-15 to the Pioneers. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Pioneers: they've now lost five in a row.
Tri-Valley got a massive performance out of Zoey Whittaker, who fired off three home runs and seven RBI while going 5-for-5. Paige Fesler was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, LeRoy made sure to put some runs up on the board against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on Thursday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the Blue Devils. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 22 matches by six runs or more this season.
LeRoy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 28-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Tri-Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-6-1.
Tri-Valley couldn't quite finish off LeRoy in their previous matchup back in April and fell 2-0. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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