Huntington North was the 11-10 winner over Warsaw when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Huntington North Vikings fell just short of the Warsaw Tigers by a score of 4-3 on Friday. Huntington North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nathan Bowman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Huntington North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Linker, who went 1-for-5 with a home run.
On Warsaw's side, Oliver Nisen and Brock Bowser dominated on the mound. Nisen pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Bowser pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Hunter Dippon was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Quinton Brock, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Huntington North's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Warsaw, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Huntington North will challenge Columbia City at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Warsaw, they will be playing at home against Northridge at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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