Northeast was the 7-4 winner over St. Petersburg Catholic when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Northeast Vikings fell just short of the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday.
Luke Guzman and Michael Marley did some serious damage despite the final result: Guzman went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI, while Marley scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Those two doubles gave Guzman a new career-high. Connor Weldon also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Northeast's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs over those games. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, their record is now 5-3.
Northeast and St. Petersburg Catholic's offenses will be put to the test in their next games. Northeast will challenge Countryside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, a team that's only allowed 3.5 runs per game. Northeast is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season. Similarly, St. Petersburg Catholic and Largo (who has only given up 2.83 runs per game) will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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