Two solo shots in the first game and a three-run bomb in the second game led the Oconto Blue Devils to a doubleheader sweep over Gibraltar on Friday evening 3-0 and 10-2.
Game one was a pitcher's duel between the Vikings' Bennett Isaacson and the Blue Devils' Conner Christensen. While Isaacson pitched to contact led to three perfect innings to start the game, Christensen's ability to strike out Vikings remained a constant. The Blue Devils' scored the game's first run in the bottom of the fourth when Kadin Baxter's deep fly out to left field drove in Cooper Campsure to make it 1-0. It would stay that way until the bottom of the sixth when Kyle Bowman and Christensen homered in consecutive at-bats to make it 3-0. Christensen struck out 14 Vikings batters, with Aiden Purinton's two singles and Brady Kita's single the only two signs that they had solved the Blue Devils'pitcher. Isaacson went the distance, striking out four while allowing a trio of hits and runs in the game.
The two teams did not waste any time in the second game scoring, with the Blue Devils plating three runs in the opening frame. The Vikings would nearly match that offense with Rylan Caldecott stealing home in the first inning and Hayden Reetz's RBI single making it 3-2 after three innings. The Blue Devils would blow the game open in the fourth when Ethan Wusterbarth drove in two runs on a single and Bowman would knock in three on his second homer of the afternoon. The Blue Devils would chip in another two runs in the sixth inning on a double play ball hit by Christensen. The Vikings, meanwhile, were held hitless in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings before registering two singles in the final frame.
Gibraltar finishes the week off with a game on the road against Roncalli at 11 a.m. The Jets are 4-14 on the season, but they have won two straight games against NEW Lutheran 11-1 and Brillion 6-5 to end their regular season on a high note.
