The Columbus Academy Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Westerville North Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Columbus Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Westerville North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Columbus Academy is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since April 2nd on Saturday. They fell just short of St. Charles by a score of 3-1. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Westerville North was able to grind out a solid win over Worthington Kilbourne on Saturday, taking the game 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Austin Heminger was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Heminger was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for Westerville North: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, Ethan Robinson was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Montgomery, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Westerville North's record is now 11-7. As for Columbus Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Columbus Academy might still be hurting after the 15-3 defeat they got from Westerville North in their previous matchup back in March 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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