Vikings get revenge on Northwest; stay in SOC title race
- Staff
- 3 days ago
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MCDERMOTT — Symmes Valley scored two runs in the seventh inning and shut down the Northwest bats in the bottom frame, allowing the Vikings to take home a 7-5 win over the Mohawks on Monday night in a key Southern Ohio Conference game.
The Vikings were able to avenge their loss at home to the Mohawks back on April 2 and stay in the race for the league title. The win brings the Vikings record to 7-3 overall and 3-2 in the league.
Currently, Oak Hill sits atop the SOC 2 with an undefeated league record. The Mohawks now have a loss in the league and dropped into second place.
The Vikings broke the 5-all tie in the top of the seventh.
During the inning, Andy Strow led off with a single, Tanner Corn reached on a walk, and Braden Hankins followed up with a single into right field to score a run. Corn later scored on a passed ball with two outs to give the Vikings an insurance run.
Corn came out in the bottom of the frame and was able to get the first batter to fly out. Then his defense backed him up by turning a double play to get the final outs to end the game.
Both teams matched each other in the early going, as they each scored a run in the first and four runs in the third. The game remained tied with neither team threatening to score until the final inning.
Symmes Valley was led offensively by Hankins, who went 4-for-4 on the day and drove in two runs. Strow finished 3-4 at the plate and an RBI. Asher Maynard had a hit and an RBI. Fields had a hit and an RBI. Bronx Carpenter and Tanner Thompson also recorded a hit.
The Mohawks (3-4) were led at the plate by Austin Smith as he went 2-3, including a double in the third to drive in two runs. Logan Shepherd went 2-4, Parker Wolfe had a hit and an RBI, Brevan Staggs had a double and an RBI, and Payton Bell had a hit.
Corn picked up the win after coming in to begin the fourth in relief of Hankins. The junior finished the game giving up two hits, three walks and struck out four batters in four innings.
Blake Fenton took the loss for Northwest.
Sym. Valley 104 000 2 = 7 11 2
Northwest 104 000 0 = 5 7 0
Braden Hankins, Tanner Corn (4) and Will Jones. Kaleb Nichols, Blake Fenton (3) and Austin Smith. W-Corn (IP-4.0, H-2, R-0, ER-0, K-4, BB-3, WP-0). Hankins (IP-3.0, H-5, R-5, ER-1, K-0, BB-2, WP-0). L- Fenton (IP-4.1, H-9, R-3, ER-2, K-2, BB-2, WP-0). Nichols (IP-2.2, H-2, R-4, ER-4, K-2, BB-2, WP-0). Symmes Valley: Bronx Carpenter 1-3, Tanner Thompson 1-2, Andy Strow 3-4 RBI, Braden Hankins 4-4 2-RBI, Asher Maynard 1-4 2-RBI, Jackson Fields 1-3 RBI; Northwest: Payton Bell 1-3, Parker Wolfe 1-3 RBI 2B, Logan Shepherd 2-4, Austin Smith 2-3 2-RBI 2B, Brevan Staggs 1-4 2-RBI 2B.