Baseball Recap: Huntington North comes up short despite Marcus Linker's strong performance

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 9:46am

Baseball Recap: Huntington North Vikings vs. DeKalb Barons

Huntington North was the 4-2 winner over DeKalb when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Huntington North Vikings fell just short of the DeKalb Barons by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. Huntington North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Marcus Linker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

On DeKalb's side, Drake Hall was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.

Huntington North's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for DeKalb, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-10.

Huntington North will challenge Leo at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for DeKalb, they will head out on the road to face off against Manchester at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Manchester is coming into the match with four straight victories at home, so DeKalb will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.

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