Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Northland

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

03/31/26 vs Columbus International	18
04/21/26 @ West	16
04/20/26 vs Mifflin	10
04/17/26 @ Beechcroft	10
04/13/26 vs Linden-McKinley	10

Northland waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the West Cowboys 18-2. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Nikolai Yensel made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

In other batting news, Northland got a massive performance out of Dana Byrd, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Jordan Singleton, who went 1-for-4 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

Northland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Northland's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for West, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Northland will venture away from home to square off against Columbus International at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for West, they will head out to take on Walnut Ridge at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Scots have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.17 runs per game on average), something the Cowboys will no doubt try to take advantage of.