Baseball Game Preview: North Daviess on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 4:46am

Baseball Preview: North Daviess Cougars vs. West Vigo Vikings

The North Daviess Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the West Vigo Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, it was close, but North Daviess sidestepped North Knox for a 2-1 win.

Zane Sample spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks.

On the hitting side, North Daviess' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landon Swartzentruber, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.

Meanwhile, West Vigo put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Sullivan. The win was nothing new for West Vigo as they're now sitting on three straight.

North Daviess' victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for West Vigo, the win got them back to even at 8-8.

North Daviess came up short against West Vigo when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 8-3. Will North Daviess have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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