After losing to Huntington North the last time they met, Warsaw decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Warsaw Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Huntington North Vikings on Friday and snuck past 4-3.
Oliver Nisen and Brock Bowser dominated on the mound. Nisen tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Bowser tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Nisen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hunter Dippon was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinton Brock, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Huntington North's side, Nathan Bowman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Huntington North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Linker, who went 1-for-5 with a home run.
Warsaw has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Huntington North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-16.
Warsaw will stay at home for another game and welcome Northridge at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Huntington North, they will square off against Columbia City at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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