Baseball Recap: Sweet Home Panthers vs. Nichols Vikings
Sweet Home won against Starpoint on Friday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Sweet Home Panthers walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Nichols Vikings. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sweet Home.
Sweet Home's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Hall, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Tommy Cauana, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Nichols' side, Drury Schmidt was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Coene, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Sweet Home pushed their record up to 4-5-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Nichols, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Sweet Home will head out on the road to face off against Starpoint at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Sweet Home is facing Starpoint at the right time seeing as Starpoint is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Nichols will take on St. Mary's at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Mary's will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Nichols surely won't give up without a fight.
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