Baseball Preview: Sasakwa Vikings vs. Maysville Warriors
The Sasakwa Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Maysville Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Sasakwa won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 23-5 loss at the hands of Moss. Sasakwa has struggled against Moss recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Sasakwa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Titan Collins, who went 1-for-1 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Waylon Phillips, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Maysville pushed their score all the way to 18 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (19-18), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Sasakwa's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Maysville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Sasakwa couldn't quite finish off Maysville in their previous meeting back in March and fell 17-15. Can Sasakwa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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