Preview: Northside Vikings vs. Hidden Valley Titans
Northside and Hidden Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Northside Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Hidden Valley Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northside never got on the board in their matchup last Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against James River on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with an 11-1 win.
Karter Yopp looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Northside got a massive performance out of Camden Spangler, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Evan Bruce was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Hidden Valley has not done well against Christiansburg recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Hidden Valley walked away with a 7-2 victory over Christiansburg.
Braxton Nichols was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Walding, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Northside now has a winning record of 1-0-1. As for Hidden Valley, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Northside came out on top in a nail-biter against Hidden Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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