The Northview Knights will be playing at home against the West Vigo Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Northview's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Terre Haute North Vigo on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. Considering the last time Northview couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Caden Schrader was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Schrader has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schrader was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Schrader wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zac Buell, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Meanwhile, West Vigo beat Terre Haute South Vigo 5-2 on Friday.
Northview's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8. As for West Vigo, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Northview suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to West Vigo in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Northview have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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