The North Boone Vikings will square off against the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. North Boone will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
North Boone barely beat Stillman Valley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vikings never let the Cardinals get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Hinckley-Big Rock was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They came up short against Newark, falling 10-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Royals have suffered against the Norsemen since May 4, 2021.
North Boone's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Hinckley-Big Rock, they now have a losing record of 7-8-1.
Everything went North Boone's way against Hinckley-Big Rock when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as North Boone made off with a 16-0 victory. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Royals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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