Vikings
| 04/12/25 vs Hastings | 8-0 |
| 04/12/25 @ Lincoln Northwest | 15-4 |
| 04/10/25 vs Nebraska City | 10-0 |
| 04/07/25 @ Bennington | 2-12 |
| 04/05/25 @ Standing Bear | 13-0 |
The matchup between Waverly and Lincoln Northwest on Saturday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Vikings blew past the Falcons 15-4. With that win, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Waverly got a great performance from Codey Nienhueser as he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Waverly let Brennan Miller and Carsen Malcolm run wild. Miller went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run, while Malcolm went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. That triple was Miller's first of the season. Crew Verkamp was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Waverly was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln Northwest only posted a batting average of .217.
The victory was the third in a row for Waverly, bringing their record up to 9-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln Northwest, they dropped their record down to 5-8 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.
Waverly didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 19-0 victory against Gretna on the 14th. As for Lincoln Northwest, they have also already played their next contest, a 6-2 win against Standing Bear on the 14th.
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