Baseball Preview: Whitehall Vikings vs. Oakridge Eagles
The Whitehall Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Oakridge Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitehall will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Thursday, Whitehall got the win against Mason County Central by a conclusive 11-4. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Evan Thomas
| 05/15/25 vs Mason County Central | 4 |
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Evan Thomas was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Betz, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Whitehall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.
Oakridge might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to Montague, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Landon Southard was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Oakridge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Dutton, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Whitehall's record is now 10-15. As for Oakridge, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.
Whitehall couldn't quite finish off Oakridge in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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