Baseball Preview: North Posey Vikings vs. Linton-Stockton Miners
The North Posey Vikings are on the road again on Saturday to play the Linton-Stockton Miners at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Posey is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Evansville Mater Dei and snuck past 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Caige Christie, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Mansfield, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Linton-Stockton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged Sullivan out 4-3. The win was familiar territory for Linton-Stockton who now have three in a row.
North Posey has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Linton-Stockton, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
North Posey skirted past Linton-Stockton 2-1 in their previous meeting back in June of 2021. Will North Posey repeat their success, or does Linton-Stockton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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