The Skyline Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Ider Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Skyline has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 11 straight losses, while Ider will come in with five straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Skyline didn't have quite enough to beat Pisgah and fell 10-8. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly two runs.
Ider not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 11th. They blew past Valley Head 15-3. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Brynley Traylor and Miklyn Troxtel made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Traylor struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Troxtel pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. At the plate, Traylor got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, while Troxtel scored two runs while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances. That's the most RBI Traylor has posted over her last six contests.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makinley Traylor, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Lillie Weldon also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Ider always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley Head only posted an OBP of .263.
Ider pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Skyline, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-19.
Everything went Skyline's way against Ider in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, as Skyline made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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