Olympic’s pitchers struggled to contain North Kitsap’s offense in a 13-6 loss to the Vikings March 26 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds.

NK (5-2, 4-0) also beat Olympic (1-5, 0-4) 9-5 the day before in Poulsbo.

“Our goal is to win league,” Viking center fielder Blake Sohlberg said. “So every game we’re trying to win and bring everything we got every game.”

Neither team could get much going in the first inning, with Viking starting pitcher Jack Nelson and Trojan starting pitcher Chase Beninger both slowing the offenses from the get-go. The Vikings got their first hit of the game after Nolan Rowe hit a single to center field in the top of the second.

Nonetheless, the fourth inning is where the Vikings began to find their offense as Beninger started to struggle on the mound, walking consecutive batters. Viking Dawsyn Anderson hit a single, jumpstarting a barrage of opportunities for NK. Rowe was subsequently hit by a pitch, loading the bases. The Vikings would score five runs in the fourth.

“[We were] just trying to give North a different look here and there,” Olympic coach Chris Campbell said. “But [we were] really trying to figure out who our starting pitchers would be for the long haul.”

NK had another strong inning in the fifth when Greysen Prichard hit a line-drive single to center field, driving in Rowe. The Vikings would go on to score two additional runs, giving them a five-run lead by the bottom of the fifth.

The Trojans couldn’t get anything going on the offensive side in the bottom of the fifth, flying out three consecutive times. Meanwhile, the Vikings continued scoring runs entering the sixth, with Rowe and relief pitcher Blake Sohlberg all scoring after hitting a single and double, pushing their lead to 12-3.

Olympic responded with a run of their own off an infield single and a double from catcher Jake Gordon, trimming NK’s lead to seven by the end of the sixth.

Nonetheless, the Viking lead was too insurmountable for the Trojans to overcome.

“Their pitchers were struggling today, so we have to be disciplined up there and take our walks and be happy with that,” NK coach Jeff Weible said.

Viking pitcher Jack Nelson throws a pitch in a North Kitsap win over the Olympic Trojans March 26.