The Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Archbishop Hoban Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Friday, then bounced right back against Cleveland Central Catholic on Monday. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the Ironmen. The win continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Ironmen: they've now won five in a row.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph let Al Sustarsic and Jaden Fort run wild. Sustarsic went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI, while Fort scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Frank Oriani, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Hoban strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came out on top against Ursuline by a score of 7-2. The Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Archbishop Hoban's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Villa Angela-St. Joseph, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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