Baseball Preview: Niles North Vikings vs. Von Steuben Panthers
The Niles North Vikings will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Von Steuben Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Niles North's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Maine West out 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Niles North.
Not much got past Jacob Titsworth, who gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Maine West off the board. Titsworth has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kelsey Howard was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Kang, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Von Steuben got the win against Whitney Young on Wednesday by a conclusive 6-0.
The result came thanks to Alex Karson's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Von Steuben saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was George Allen, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Gio Perez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Niles North is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Von Steuben, they pushed their record up to 12-13 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Niles North came up short against Von Steuben when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 7-4. Will Niles North have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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