The Petersburg Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Southern Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Petersburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Southern's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Petersburg barely beat Pendleton County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vikings' pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildcat a 13-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won seven matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Southern fell victim to Northern Garrett and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 2-0. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Cade Leader spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances.
Southern's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Petersburg, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Petersburg skirted past Southern 2-0 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team 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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