The Niles Vikings will take on the Western Panthers in a tournament on Saturday. Niles is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Otsego hit Niles with a eight-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vikings took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Western made sure to put some runs up on the board against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger on Friday. The Panthers never let the Saints get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Western has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Niles, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Niles suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Western 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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