Baseball Preview: Maine West Warriors vs. Niles North Vikings
Maine West is 7-2 against Niles North since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Maine West Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Niles North Vikings at 4:45 p.m. Maine West is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Maine West's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against New Trier on Saturday. They lost 13-0 to the Trevians. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Maine West was not able to get on the board.
Maine West saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JT Torres, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Niles North lost 13-4 to Evanston on Saturday.
Maine West's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-9. As for Niles North, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Maine West was able to grind out a solid win over Niles North in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 8-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Niles North's Vinnie Marvucic, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Maine West to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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