The St. Joseph Bears will square off against the Niles Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
St. Joseph is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Kalamazoo Central just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 7-3 to the Maroon Giants.
St. Joseph saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Kragt, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Blayke Sicurello also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Niles earned a 7-2 win over Otsego on Tuesday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Niles pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5-1.
St. Joseph took their win against Niles in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1 score. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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