Baseball Preview: Smoky Valley Vikings vs. Hoisington Cardinals
Smoky Valley is 2-8 against Hoisington since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Smoky Valley Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Hoisington Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Neither Smoky Valley nor Hoisington posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Smoky Valley is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game last Friday. They lost 16-0 to Pratt. The contest marked the first time this season in which Smoky Valley was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, while Hoisington put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Halstead. Hoisington narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Halstead 1-0.
The result came thanks to Preston Roat's shutout, as he gave up just seven hits.
At the plate, Hoisington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tony Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Smoky Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hoisington, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Smoky Valley came up short against Hoisington in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-1. Can Smoky Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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