The St. Mary Vikings will square off against the Lyon County Lyons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. Mary is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering University Heights just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 14-1 to the Blazers. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Andrew Puckett made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Avery Puckett also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Christian County hit Lyon County with a six-run first inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lyons came up short against the Colonels, falling 12-1.
Lyon County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton White, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Lyon County's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for St. Mary, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-2.
St. Mary came out on top in a nail-biter against Lyon County in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 7-5. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lyons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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