Baseball Preview: Waverly Vikings vs. Nebraska City Pioneers
The Waverly Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Nebraska City Pioneers on Thursday. Waverly will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Waverly can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Columbus 11-1.
Brennan Miller tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Owen Schieffer relieved him and did a solid job, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Meanwhile, Nebraska City fell victim to Skutt Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the SkyHawks by a score of 2-0. The game marked that first time this year in which Nebraska City was not able to get on the board.
Waverly's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Nebraska City, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Waverly might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Nebraska City in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Waverly, Cael Kreifel (who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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