Emotionally charged Vikings prevailed from being down as much as 7 runs to defeat Cerritos College 10-9 in an intense game on Tuesday March 26.
The Vikings got off to a hot start with scoring the first 2 runs in the first inning with both scores from freshman center fielder Yazmin Zendeja.
After scoring the first two runs of the games the Vikings went cold, as they were kept to zero runs scored over the next 3 innings.
Momentum shifted the Falcons way as they got on the board with 2 runs in the 3rd inning, also went on to hit 2 home runs in the 4th inning pushing their lead up to 6 points.
The Vikings showed fight in the 5th inning after not being able to put points on the board, freshman infielder Ilena Rivera hit a triple to score in three of her teammates to cut into the Falcons lead.
Rivera discussed her key play that helped the Vikings regain some momentum.
“I feel like a weight as been lifted off my shoulders because I’ve been struggling at the bat, so when I got that hit it felt amazing.” Rivera said.
During the 5th inning a scary injury occurred, when freshman Alora Murray collided with a Cerritos player, this forced an almost hour long stoppage to the game.
Coach Megan Martinez discussed how the injury motivated their team to finish the game with a win.
“The injury we felt like no one was caring about my kid, and our team took it to offense and we just pounded from then on.” Martinez said.
The Vikings returned to bat with motivation to finish the game for their teammate, as they scored 3 more runs to close out the 6th inning.
Freshman pitcher Joette Vega, who pitched with an injury helped closed the game out for the Vikings striking the Falcons to give the Vikings the win.
Vega discussed how she pushed through her injury to help give her team a win.
“I ignored the pain and just pushed through, and it felt great to get the win.” Vega said.
Coach Martinez discussed what she saw from her team in the comeback win, “I saw a big fight, their a talented young squad and we were just in the fight we were down 7 runs at one point and they just didn’t let that stop them.
With the win Vikings overall record becomes 16-13, and 7-7 in conference play.
The Vikings will be back home Today March 28 against El Camino at 3 p.m.