Pinellas Park is 1-9 against Northeast since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Patriots will challenge the Vikings at 7:30 p.m. The last four games Pinellas Park has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Pinellas Park is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since March 25th on Wednesday. They fell just short of Osceola by a score of 3-1.
Northeast not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 18th. They were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over Warren East. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Luke Guzman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Northeast is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-11 otherwise.
At the plate, Luke Dudley and Michael Marley did most of the damage at the plate: Dudley scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Marley scored a run while going 2-for-3. What's more, Dudley posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Liam Catalina also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Northeast's record now sits at 11-12. As for Pinellas Park, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14-1.
Pinellas Park couldn't quite finish off Northeast in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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