The Valparaiso Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Hobart Brickies at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Valparaiso is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Valparaiso had taken New Prairie down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Vikings fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Hobart ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Griffith 2-1. The Brickies haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Hobart got a great performance from Emma McIntire as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. McIntire has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hobart secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Aurora Ciesielski, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
The victory got Hobart back to even at 6-6. As for Valparaiso, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Valparaiso suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Hobart when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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