The Moriah Vikings will square off against the Warrensburg Burgers at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Moriah is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Moriah's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Peru on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 21-0 walloping at the hands of the Nighthawks. The contest marked the first time this year in which Moriah was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Warrensburg stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Hartford Central with a sharp 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Warrensburg.
Brady Cheney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Cheney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cheney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Warrensburg let Caleb Remington and Louis Lang loose on the outfield. Remington scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Lang went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Remington has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Moriah now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Warrensburg, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Moriah couldn't quite finish off Warrensburg when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 10-8. Can Moriah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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