The Vikings ended the month of March on a wrong note as they lost 12-3 against Santa Ana Dons Mar. 27 at home.
The Vikings faced off against Dons in the second game after a loss 13-2 on the first of two series on the road.
The Vikings are still in the lead of the South Coast Conference 11-1 while the Dons are first in the Orange Empire Conference at 7-2.
Vikings head coach Casey Crook mentioned to his team that they could face the Dons or another team in a potential first round playoff game as they improve for the important games they’ll face.
“We need to do a lot of work next month improving our fundamental baseball skills,” Crook said.
On a positive note for the Vikings, first baseman Luke Davis got the RBI in the bottom of the third inning along with right fielder A.J. Quezada, who got two runs in the sixth and eighth innings, preventing the shutout.
“We didn’t have the best week but we’re gonna move on and focus on next week,” Davis said.
While the Dons showed their performance featuring Thomas Williams and Jimmy De Anda bringing in 12 runs in the first five innings but only allowing one error.
The starting pitcher Miles Dismute lasted two innings in the game as the Dons scored three runs in the second inning.
The Vikings brought relieving pitchers Brian Pham, Benjamin Dorantes and Jay Carr in the later innings who hadn’t pitched often in previous matches.
“All of those pitchers need to improve fundamentally and execute their pitches better,” Crook said.
The Vikings will be able to improve in the final days of March as their game against the fourth-place Mt. San Antonio Mounties on Apr. 2 ended in a 18-5 win for the Vikings.