Baseball Game Preview: Blue River Valley Vikings vs. Daleville Broncos

Vikings

Runs

04/22/25 @ Shenandoah	0
04/18/25 @ Blackford	11
04/15/25 @ Eastern Hancock	14
04/12/25 @ Cambridge City Lincoln	6
04/12/25 @ Cambridge City Lincoln	11
04/10/25 vs Monroe Central	4

The Blue River Valley Vikings will head out to face off against the Daleville Broncos at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue River Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.

Blue River Valley is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Shenandoah just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 6-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Vikings were not able to get on the board.

Blue River Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was RYLAN KRAUS, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.

The home team had come away the winner the last six times Daleville and Eastern Hancock had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Broncos came out on top against the Royals by a score of 10-5 on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Broncos as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Daleville got a big performance out of Bryson Sigler, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one double. Austin Kerr also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Blue River Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Daleville, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Blue River Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Daleville struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Blue River Valley came up short against Daleville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 3-0. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.