The Huntington North Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Huntington North is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Huntington North will head out to face Fort Wayne Snider after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Huntington North fell just short of Oak Hill by a score of 5-4.
Jack Eckert was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brady Harris, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Huntington North didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Fort Wayne Snider was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. Their rough 13-1 loss to DeKalb might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Fort Wayne Snider has scored all season.
Fort Wayne Snider saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Logan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Logan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Huntington North's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-6. As for Fort Wayne Snider, their record now sits at 3-3.
Huntington North came up short against Fort Wayne Snider when the teams last played back in April of 2022, falling 3-0. Can Huntington North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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