The Northeast Vikings will challenge the Manatee Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Northeast is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Pinellas Park a 6-0 shutout. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Not much got past Connor Weldon, who gave up just four hits to keep Pinellas Park off the board. Weldon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Michael Marley was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Noah Rodriquez was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Manatee made easy work of Loudon on Friday and carried off an 11-1 win. Considering the Hurricanes have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Steven Williams looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Bryan Rodriguez was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Hovda, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Manatee always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Loudon only posted an OBP of .250.
Manatee is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Northeast, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
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