The Staunton River Golden Eagles will head out to challenge the Northside Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Staunton River faced off against Franklin County last Tuesday. The Golden Eagles put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 9-1 win. Considering the Golden Eagles have won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Northside had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The Vikings are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the third game they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Staunton River's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Northside, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
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