The LaBrae Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Harding Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
LaBrae will head out to face Harding after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. The Vikings fell 6-2 to Southeast.
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Landon Brunstetter was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Eric Reibold was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Harding lost 13-2 to Canfield on Tuesday.
Harding saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elias Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
LaBrae's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 9-4. As for Harding, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Harding's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. LaBrae has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Harding, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4 strikeouts. Will LaBrae keep running through batters, or will the Raiders buck the trend?
LaBrae couldn't quite finish off Harding when the teams last played back in May of 2025 and fell 5-3. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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