The Huntington North Vikings will square off against the Columbia City Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Huntington North had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Warsaw. Huntington North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
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.
Meanwhile, Columbia City came up short against Fort Wayne Northrop on Friday and fell 6-3. That's two games in a row now that Columbia City has lost by exactly three runs.
Huntington North's record now sits at 5-16. As for Columbia City, their record is now 15-11.
Huntington North came up short against Columbia City in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Columbia City's Grayson Bradberry, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Huntington North knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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