WC baseball team defeats Grenada 8-2 in Game 1 of the second round

VICKSBURG, Miss.(VDN)—Warren Central High School’s baseball team started the second round of the playoffs in the right way, taking game one of the series. The Vikings defeated Grenada 8-2 on Saturday night, which puts them in a good position to advance to North State if they capture another win on Monday.

Last night’s win pushes the Vikings’ overall record to 19-9 on the year under Head Coach Randy Broome.

The Chargers got on the board first as they went up 1-0 in the opening inning. The Vikings responded well in the second inning as they picked up four runs. Jacob Kealhofer helped WC tie the game at 1-1 from a sacrifice just before Blake Caruthers hit a double that brought in their second run while Hayes Loper nailed a 2-run single.

By the end of the third inning, WC managed to grab a 7-1 lead after Caruthers hit a 2-run double and Caden Cole hit a single. 

Maddox Lynch hit WC’s final RBI of the night in the fourth inning, putting the score at 8-1. Grenada didn’t get their second and final run until the sixth when Newcomb hit a double.

Loper(2 RBIs) and Caruthers(3 RBIs) both had two hits while Cole(1 RBI), Lynch(1 RBI), Ryan Steed, and Tristan Jamison all had one hit in the win. Nathaniel Moore pitched in the win where he struck out seven batters and. Justin Greer came in late but allowed zero runs.

Game two will be held on Monday in Grenada and if there is a game three it will be held at WC on Tuesday.