The Waterloo Vikings will face off against the St. John Fighting Herald at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Waterloo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Andrews Osborne Academy as they made off with a 10-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, St. John made easy work of Loudonville on Thursday and carried off an 11-1 victory. Considering the Fighting Herald have won 13 games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Gus Petros made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Anthony Severino was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Will Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
St. John is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Waterloo, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
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