The Gibraltar/Washington Island Vikings would like another matchup against their Packerland foes in Algoma. Still, they will have to get past the Roncalli Jets on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the WIAA Softball Tournament.

The Vikings enter the matchup on an eight-game losing streak, though they narrowly missed out on snapping that streak on Tuesday in a 7-6 loss to Crivitz. In that game, the Vikings jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, only to find themselves down 6-2 halfway through. They tied up the game at six after consecutive two-run innings before the Wolverines won in walk-off fashion in the seventh. The Vikings registered 10 hits in the loss, including four from Courtney Foy and two apiece from Megan Gallant and Ashlynn Dejardin. Foy also drove in three of the six runs for the Vikings, with Anna Jarosh and Dejardin contributing to the other RBI. 

The Jets were narrowly better at 2-15 on the season and 0-12 in their conference. One of those wins came against the Vikings on April 8th, when Kamryn Schnur doubled, tripled, and knocked in four runs while Gretchen Kapic struck out 11 and allowed just two hits in a 13-0 win in Fish Creek.

Tim Kowols will have the call in Manitowoc on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 4:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening pitch at 4:30 p.m.