The Leipsic Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the McComb Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Leipsic barely beat Holgate the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vikings never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Tommy Offenbacher
| 05/23/25 vs Holgate | 10 |
| 04/28/25 vs Liberty-Benton | 8 |
| 04/01/25 vs Fort Jennings | 8 |
| 05/14/25 vs Kalida | 6 |
| 04/23/25 vs Elmwood | 4 |
Tommy Offenbacher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run.
In other batting news, Aaron Hazelton was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Leipsic: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 9-11 otherwise.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McComb). They put the hurt on Cory-Rawson with a sharp 17-3 win on Friday. The Panthers have beaten the Fighting Hornets the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Fighting Hornets has come to flipping the script.
Leipsic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for McComb, their record now sits at 11-13-1.
Leipsic beat McComb 6-1 when the teams last played on May 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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