Baseball Recap: Huntington North falls despite strong effort from James Linker

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 5:51pm

Baseball Recap: Huntington North Vikings vs. Carroll Chargers

Huntington North lost against Carroll back in May of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Huntington North Vikings lost 12-3 to the Carroll Chargers. The loss continues a trend for Huntington North in their matchups with Carroll: they've now lost seven in a row.

James Linker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Isaac Wilson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

On Carroll's side, Brady Long looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

At the plate, Carroll got a massive performance out of Asher Wagoner, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Jaxon Sparks was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Huntington North's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Carroll, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Huntington North by a score of 12-3 later that day.

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