The Northwest Guilford Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Dudley Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dudley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Northwest Guilford, who comes in off a win.
Northwest Guilford's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Providence Grove as they made off with a 7-0 win. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Not much got past Hunter Tilley, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Providence Grove off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gram Kerley, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Gentrup, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Dudley didn't have quite enough to beat Northern Guilford on Tuesday and fell 5-4. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Antonio Lee Jr. was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Jayven Baize was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Northwest Guilford is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Dudley, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Everything went Northwest Guilford's way against Dudley in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, as Northwest Guilford made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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