The Tri County Area Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Newaygo Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tri County Area has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 15 straight defeats, while Newaygo will come in with three straight wins.
Tri County Area's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Reed City on Wednesday. They lost 24-0 to the Coyotes.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Newaygo gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Everything went their way against Sparta as Newaygo made off with a 19-5 win.
Sydnee Kirk made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Kirk was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Olivia Dejohn and Gabby Arney did most of the damage at the plate: Dejohn got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Arney scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Chloe Clark, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Tri County Area's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Newaygo, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Tri County Area suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Newaygo when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Tri County Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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