Wood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-8 walloping at the hands of the Vanden Vikings. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Wood of the 13-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
Daniel Fiscal and Elijah Olsen did some serious damage despite the final result: Fiscal scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Olsen scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tristan Drummond, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On Vanden's side, Rhyan Solomon-King looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Vanden got a massive performance out of Jack Tranchina, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Austin Hammerschmidt was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Wood's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Vanden, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-5.
While Wood had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
