Baseball Game Preview: Northeast Vikings vs. Crest Lancers

Northeast is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Crest is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. Northeast will welcome Crest at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

Northeast lost 10-4 to Southeast on Friday. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.

Tegan Mitchell

Stolen Base

03/28/25 @ Southeast	5
03/28/25 @ Southeast	2
03/24/25 vs Jayhawk Linn	2

Tegan Mitchell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.

Meanwhile, Crest won against Pleasanton on Thursday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Crest blew past Pleasanton 17-7. Fans of the Lancers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Kade Nilges and Kole Walter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Nilges pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Walter pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Nilges scored two runs, while Walter scored three runs while going 2-for-5.

In other batting news, Drake Weir was incredible, scoring four runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Jensen Barker was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Crest kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pleasanton only managed four hits.

Crest's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Northeast, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Northeast might still be hurting after the 14-8 loss they got from Crest when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Northeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.