The East Vikings will head out to take on the Coatesville Red Raiders at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Bishop Shanahan, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Vikings won by a run and slipped past the Eagles 3-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Coatesville). Everything went their way against Unionville on Wednesday as they made off with a 22-2 win. The victory was nothing new for the Red Raiders as they're now sitting on four straight.
Coatesville's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for East, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
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