Baseball Recap: Northeast Has No Trouble Against Yates Center

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 vs Yates Center	10
03/24/25 vs Jayhawk Linn	10
03/24/25 vs Jayhawk Linn	9
04/14/25 vs Yates Center	8
03/28/25 @ Southeast	7

Northeast won the last time they faced Yates Center and things went their way on Monday too. The Vikings put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 13-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Jayden Wetzel was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Northeast: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Braxton Burghardt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Northeast always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yates Center only posted an OBP of .438.

The victory made it two in a row for Northeast and bumps their season record up to 5-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Yates Center, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Coming up, Northeast will face off against Oswego at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Vikings are facing the Indians at the right time seeing as the Indians are stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Yates Center, they will head out to face off against Pleasanton on Thursday. The Blu-Jays have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.3 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.