Northeast is 9-1 against St. Petersburg since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Northeast Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the St. Petersburg Green Devils at 4:00 p.m. Northeast is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Northeast gave up the first runs last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dunedin and snuck past 4-2.
Northeast got a great performance from Cory Geinzer as he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Geinzer has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nick Biddle Jr was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two RBI. Jayden Cannizzaro was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg fell victim to Tampa Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 9-0 loss at the hands of the Crusaders.
Northeast has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for St. Petersburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
Northeast came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Petersburg in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Petersburg's Zachary Rechtshaid, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Northeast to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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