Central Heights waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Crest Lancers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since April 3rd.
Central Heights saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kord Stroup, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Kreig Garrett was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Vikings
| 04/21/25 @ Crest | 4-3 |
| 04/21/25 @ Crest | 7-3 |
| 04/07/25 @ Yates Center | 15-2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Yates Center | 21-3 |
| 03/31/25 @ Jayhawk Linn | 24-2 |
| + 4 more games |
Central Heights pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Crest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-5.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Central Heights is set to take on their familiar foe Oswego at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Crest will challenge rival Marmaton Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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