The home team had come away the winner the last six times North Branch and Princeton had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Vikings came up short against the Tigers on Tuesday, falling 8-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
North Branch saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenden Donahue, who went 2-for-3 with one run. That run was Donahue's first of the season.
North Branch's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Princeton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Coming up, North Branch will challenge Cloquet at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Princeton, they are taking a road trip to challenge St. Francis at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 2, the Fighting Saints 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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