The Huntington North Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Warsaw Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Huntington North's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bluffton on Thursday. They fell 4-0 to the Tigers. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Huntington North has not been shut out since back in April.
Meanwhile, Warsaw unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Mishawaka by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for Warsaw seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Zac Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Warsaw saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Khareus Miller, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Huntington North has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Warsaw, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6.
Huntington North came out on top in a nail-biter against Warsaw in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 11-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntington North since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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