Valparaiso is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Munster is on an eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Vikings will welcome the Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valparaiso knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Munster likes a good challenge.
Valparaiso's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Michigan City with a sharp 11-0 victory. Considering the Vikings have won seven games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Munster faced Lowell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Mustangs walked away with a 5-1 win over the Red Devils. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Cali Rybicki was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with one home run. Miah Almaguer was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple.
Munster's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Valparaiso, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12.
Valparaiso suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Munster when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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