On Saturday, the Nichols Vikings came up short against the Sweet Home Panthers and fell 9-6. Nichols has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Drury Schmidt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Reed Coene was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
On Sweet Home's side, their victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Hall, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Cauana, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Nichols' defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Sweet Home, they pushed their record up to 4-5-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Nichols will take on St. Mary's at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Nichols is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Sweet Home, they will head out on the road to challenge Starpoint at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Sweet Home is facing Starpoint at the right time seeing as Starpoint is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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