Mt. Gilead entered their tilt with Northridge with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Northridge Vikings on Friday. That's two games straight that Mt. Gilead has won by exactly two runs.
Cole Fricke spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mt. Gilead saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Baker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Vickers, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Mt. Gilead is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-12 record this season. As for Northridge, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mt. Gilead will challenge Pleasant at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Pleasant will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Northridge, they will head out on the road to face off against Madison Plains at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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