The Nichols Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Akron Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Nichols is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Nichols had to settle for a 5-3 loss against St. Francis. That's two games in a row now that Nichols has lost by exactly two runs.
Nichols got a good showing from Kasey Kohler, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Nichols saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Kipler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Akron came up short against Royalton-Hartland on Wednesday and fell 5-2. Akron has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nichols' defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Akron, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
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