Baseball Preview: Tippecanoe Valley Vikings vs. South Central Satellites
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings will head out on the road to take on the South Central Satellites at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Tippecanoe Valley is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took a 16-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marion on Saturday. Tippecanoe Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hunter Paxton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamison Phillips, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Tippecanoe Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, South Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Kankakee Valley as South Central made off with a 13-7 win.
Tippecanoe Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for South Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
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