The Miami East Vikings will square off against the Northwestern Warriors at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Miami East fell victim to Bethel and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bees. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Bees recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Northwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 9-5 to New Bremen.
Blake Williams put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off four hits. Williams was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Luke Wieneke made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Caleb Filler was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Miami East's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 5-18.
Everything went Miami East's way against Northwestern when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Miami East made off with a 17-9 victory. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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