The West Vigo Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Linton-Stockton Miners at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Vigo has four straight victories, Linton-Stockton has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Vigo gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Paris 6-4. That's two games straight that West Vigo has won by exactly two runs.
The team relied heavily on Piper Beeler, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Izzy Blevins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Linton-Stockton's offense. They lost 11-0 to Corydon Central on Saturday.
West Vigo has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Linton-Stockton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
West Vigo couldn't quite finish off Linton-Stockton when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Thankfully for West Vigo, Alex Overman (who tossed eight innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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