Vikings lose two away games, head to regionals this week

The Petersburg Vikings lost two games to Thunder Mountain and Sitka in Juneau last week.

Head Coach Jim Engell said despite the loss to Thunder Mountain, his team succeeded defensively.

“This is the third game where we’ve had the ability to win defensively and just can’t come up with the runs offensively,” Engell said. “That’s tough.”

The Vikings offense had six hits compared to Thunder Mountain’s four, but Petersburg left eight runners stranded on bases throughout the game.

Pitcher Colby Bell struck out ten batters and gave up four runs, two of them earned.

The Vikings lost 0-4.

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