The Northwest Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Coffee County Central Red Raiders at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Northwest lost 10-3 to Creek Wood on Friday. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northwest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Tharpe, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Coffee County Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Smyrna.
Coffee County Central had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Leiton Yancer and Isaiah Deadman Yancer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Deadman tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Yancer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Landan Abellana and Colter Neel did some serious damage despite the final result: Abellana scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Neel went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI Neel has posted since back in April of 2024. Trevor Jesse also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Coffee County Central now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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