Baseball Game Preview: Carroll Chargers vs. Huntington North Vikings

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Previous Games

05/11/24 - Home	12-3 W
05/11/24 - Home	12-3 W
05/14/22 - Home	10-3 W
05/14/22 - Home	5-3 W
05/17/21 - Away	17-9 W
+ 5 more games

Carroll has gone 9-1 against Huntington North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Vikings at 10:00 a.m. Carroll is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.

Carroll fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Homestead on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 8-6.

Logan Inman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.

At the plate, Jaxon Sparks was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Craker, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.

Meanwhile, Huntington North got themselves on the board against Southwood on Friday, but Southwood never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Knights.

Huntington North is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Carroll, they now have a losing record of 10-11.

Everything went Carroll's way against Huntington North in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Carroll made off with a 12-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.