The Grand Island Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Grand Island is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Lockport on Monday. They lost 9-2 to the Lions. The match marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, North Tonawanda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Kenmore West, falling 12-5.
North Tonawanda saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Javi Ortiz, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Matthew Szabo also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Grand Island's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for North Tonawanda, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Grand Island couldn't quite get it done against North Tonawanda when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as they fell 5-1. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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