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Hoisington baseball downs Vikings
LINDSBORG — Hoisington/Central Plains' Rhen Galla contributed five RBI as the Cardinals swept past Smoky Valley 8-2 and 16-1 in Thursday's Central Kansas League baseball doubleheader. CARDINALS 8, VIKINGS 2 — Hoisington pitcher Lane French struck out seven batters and permitted one earned run. Galla drove in three runs. Marcus Ingram, French, Kaydin Umphreys and Tyrus Penka drove in runs. Galla's 2-run single scored Umphrey and Brody Corbett in a 3-run second inning. Ingram singled in Brodie Crites and Teron Kraft scored on French's triple in a 3-run third frame. Vikings Ty Heitschmidt and C Pywell each drove home a run. CARDINALS 16, VIKINGS 1 — Hoisington's Penka permitted zero earned runs and struck out four batters in four innings. The Cardinals ended the game with a 6-run fourth frame. French and Umphrey led a 12-hit attack with three RBI apiece. Galla added a pair of RBI. Ingram, Kaidenn Chambers, Aiden Hekele and Penka each drove in one run. Hoisington 033 000 2 — 8 13 1 Smoky Valley 101 000 0 —2 7 1 French and Ingram, Heitschmidt, Burgardt (6) and Opat. W—French. L—Heitschmidt. 2B—SV—Heitschmidt. 3B—H—French. Hoisington 532 6 — 16 12 1 Smoky Valley 001 0 — 1 3 1 Penka and Ingram, Opat, Lindquist (4) and Miller. W—Penka. L—Opat. 2B—H—French; SV—Opat.
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