Northwest was the 15-9 winner over Houston County when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Northwest Vikings fell just short of the Houston County Fighting Irish by a score of 7-6 on Thursday.
Bricen Moore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Joshua Tharpe, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Houston County, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwest will face off against East Robertson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Houston County, they will challenge Hickman County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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