Baseball Preview: Mission Valley Vikings vs. Central Heights Vikings
Mission Valley is 8-2 against Central Heights since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mission Valley Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Central Heights Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mission Valley comes in on three and Central Heights on nine.
On Tuesday, Mission Valley got the win against Wabaunsee by a conclusive 14-1. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Mission Valley has managed all season.
Meanwhile, Central Heights beat Lebo 6-3 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Central Heights has won by exactly three runs.
Chase Bones and Ethan Kraft did most of the damage at the plate: Bones scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Kraft scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Brylan Sommer was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Mission Valley pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Central Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Mission Valley came up short against Central Heights when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 10-6. Can Mission Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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