Baseball Game Preview: Carvers Bay Bears vs. Latta Vikings

Carvers Bay hasn't had much luck against Latta recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bears will be playing at home against the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Carvers Bay came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Lake View, falling 11-1.

Carvers Bay got a good showing from Nolan Willams, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

On the hitting side, Carvers Bay saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Marsh, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Latta fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Hannah-Pamplico on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 9-8. That makes it the first time this season the Vikings have let down their home crowd.

Latta got a massive performance out of Seth Minshew, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Zach Lane was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.

Latta's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Carvers Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.

Carvers Bay might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Latta in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Will the Bears 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.