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Vikes bounce back to beat Raiders

By RICKEY CLARDY ~ Sports Writer
Posted 3/22/23

UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings came back from a 3-0 deficit and scored the winning run with two down in the bottom of the seventh to defeat the Richland Raiders 4-3 in a baseball contest …

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UNIONVILLE – The Community Vikings came back from a 3-0 deficit and scored the winning run with two down in the bottom of the seventh to defeat the Richland Raiders 4-3 in a baseball contest Monday night.
The Raiders scored two runs in the third and an unearned run in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead midway through the game, but Community (1-4) fought back.
After a leadoff double in the bottom of the fourth from Blaine Paschal and a walk to Drew Harris, Jaxson Roberts came through with a double to score Paschal and cut the Raider lead to 3-1.
The Vikings used a two-out rally to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth. 
With one out, Corey Paterick singled and Mason Russell was hit by a pitch.  After a fly out, Harris came through with a double, scoring two and knotting the game at 3-3.
The Vikings used their defense in the top of the sixth to prevent Richland from taking the lead. 
A Raider single to the outfield looked to score the go-ahead run, but Roberts gunned down the runner from his position in right field to keep the score tied.
The score remained tied until the bottom of the seventh when the Vikings erupted after the first batters were retired. 
Paschal reached base on a single and Harris walked, setting the stage for James Beech.
With the temperatures hovering in the mid-30s and a good crowd still on hand, Beech sent the fans home with a screaming double over the third base bag which scored Paschal and gave the Vikings the exciting win.
Paschal and Harris each had two hits to lead the Viking 8-hit attack.
Paschal started on the mound for the Vikings with Paterick relieving in the fifth.
Community played at Richland Tuesday and will visit Huntland for a game on Wednesday.       
          
Richland       0021000 — 3  7  1      
Community  0001201 — 4  8  1
 
Community: Drew Harris 2-for-2, Blaine Paschal 2-for-4, Mason Russell 1-for-3, James Beech 1-for-3, Jaxson Roberts 1-for-3, Corey Paterick 1-for-4. 
WP: Paterick.