Baseball Recap: Griffith Takes a Loss

Illiana Christian hit Griffith with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers came up short against the Vikings, falling 10-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost three in a row.

Jonathan Nevarez

Stolen Base

04/28/26 vs Illiana Christian	1
04/25/26 vs Boone Grove	4
04/22/26 vs Hebron	1

Griffith saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Nevarez, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Nevarez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Griffith's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-6. As for Illiana Christian, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Vikings beat Griffith by a score of 7-1 later that day.