The North Dickinson Nordics will take on the North Central Jets at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, North Dickinson came up short against Niagara and fell 12-8. The Nordics have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Central). Everything went their way against Superior Central last Monday as they made off with an 18-8 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Jets with their most commanding win of the season.
Sam Salo made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Salo was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Those hits marked the first that he has got this season.
In other batting news, North Central let Kaden Malone and Beau Maule run wild. Malone got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Maule went 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. Malone is becoming a predictor of North Central's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Brooks Castle was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
North Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got North Central back to even at 3-3. As for North Dickinson, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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