The North Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Buchtel Griffins at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. North is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
North is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when the picked up their first road win of the season on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 11-2 defeat at the hands of Ellet.
Meanwhile, Buchtel had just enough and edged East out 10-8 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Buchtel.
Demetrion Duvall was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Duvall was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Jordan Leason was incredible, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2. Jonvier Travis was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
North's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Buchtel, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Buchtel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North came up short against Buchtel in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 11-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duvall, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Now that North knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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