Northeast and Seminole are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Northeast Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Seminole Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northeast will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Northeast gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over Largo.
Northeast got a great performance from Cory Geinzer as he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Geinzer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Northeast's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ace Williams, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Williams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Sorensen, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Seminole's offense. They fell just short of Dunedin by a score of 2-0 on Monday. The contest marked that first time this season in which Seminole was not able to get on the board.
Northeast's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Seminole, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Northeast has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Seminole struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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