Baseball Game Preview: Natchitoches Central Chiefs vs. Airline Vikings

The Natchitoches Central Chiefs will square off against the Airline Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Natchitoches Central 3.2, Airline 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Last Tuesday, everything went Natchitoches Central's way against Airline as Natchitoches Central made off with a 7-1 win. Considering the Chiefs have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Airline moved to 10-7 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Natchitoches Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.