Baseball Game Preview: Mission Valley Vikings vs. Osage City Indians

The Mission Valley Vikings will take on the Osage City Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mission Valley hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Mission Valley and West Franklin, and West Franklin kept the tradition alive. The Vikings fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by just one run.

Meanwhile, Osage City came up short against Hayden on Tuesday, falling 16-1. The Indians have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Osage City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JD Tyson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

Mission Valley's loss dropped their record down to 11-6-2. As for Osage City, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.

Mission Valley couldn't quite finish off Osage City when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 8-6. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.