The North Penn Knights will head out to take on the Perkiomen Valley Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Penn 4.1, Perkiomen Valley 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Penn fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Warwick on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Perkiomen Valley came tearing into Wednesday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 10-4 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Perkiomen Valley pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for North Penn, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-6.
North Penn took their win against Perkiomen Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 11-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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