Baseball Recap: Mishicot Indians vs. Gibraltar Vikings
Mishicot came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Gibraltar Vikings with a sharp 13-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Mishicot, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Nolan Sand made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Sand was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Mishicot let Brady Urbanek and Daryn Smith loose on the outfield. Urbanek scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Smith scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Reed Strupp was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Mishicot pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Gibraltar, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Mishicot will look to defend their home field on Monday against Hilbert at 4:30 p.m. As for Gibraltar, they will head out on the road to square off against Algoma at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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