Baseball Preview: South Vermillion Wildcats vs. Northview Knights
The South Vermillion Wildcats will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Northview Knights at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Vermillion is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Edgewood by a score of 7-3.
Parker Weir was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Weir has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Weir was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Weir wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eli Dalbey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Northview waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Braves 7-1. Seven seems to be a good number for Northview as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Brayden Kreiger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cam Green, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jackson Farris, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
South Vermillion's record is now 10-16. As for Northview, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
South Vermillion might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Northview when the teams last played back in April of 2016. Thankfully for South Vermillion, Nate Thomas (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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