
Vikings
04/30/25 @ Kenmore East | 11 |
04/25/25 @ Kenmore West | 14 |
04/23/25 vs Niagara Falls | 7 |
04/22/25 vs Williamsville North | 10 |
04/04/25 vs Orchard Park | 1 |
04/03/25 vs West Seneca West | 11 |
The Grand Island Vikings will take on the Lewiston-Porter Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Island is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Lewiston-Porter will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Grand Island extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. The Vikings never let Kenmore East get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly 11 runs.
Grand Island let Natalie Kopf and Hannah Simpson run wild. Kopf went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Simpson went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run was Kopf's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Lily Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Grand Island hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lewiston-Porter fell victim to Lockport and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 17-0 to the Lions. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lewiston-Porter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Dashineau, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.
Grand Island pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Lewiston-Porter, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Grand Island's way against Lewiston-Porter in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, as Grand Island made off with a 19-0 win. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lancers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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