The Blue River Valley Vikings will head out to face off against the Eastern Hancock Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, it was close, but Blue River Valley sidestepped Cambridge City Lincoln for a 6-5 win. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Golden Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Blue River Valley's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was EVAN ZENTZ, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock earned a 4-1 victory over Cowan on Thursday.
Luke Fletcher was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Rouse, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Blue River Valley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Eastern Hancock, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Blue River Valley came up short against Eastern Hancock in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 7-2. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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