Baseball Preview: Waverly Vikings vs. Norris Titans
Waverly is 2-8 against Norris since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Waverly Vikings will challenge the Norris Titans at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Waverly: 3.6, Norris: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Waverly is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over Beatrice.
Owen Schieffer looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Drew Koch was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Oelke, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Norris gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Everything went their way against Lincoln Northwest as Norris made off with a 13-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Norris.
Waverly's victory bumped their record up to 18-7. As for Norris, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
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