Softball Game Preview: Two Rivers Purple Raiders vs. New Holstein Huskies

Two Rivers is 1-9 against New Holstein since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Purple Raiders will host the Huskies at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Two Rivers 3.2, New Holstein 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Two Rivers' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Brillion. The game was the first time the Purple Raiders have beaten the Lions on their field since May 2, 2022.

Anna Klein

Batters Struck Out

05/12/25 @ Brillion	12
05/08/25 @ Valders	5
05/06/25 vs Kiel	5
04/28/25 vs Chilton	5

Not much got past Anna Klein, who gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Brillion off the board. Klein has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Lucy Leist and Rylee Timm did most of the damage at the plate: Leist got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and one double, while Timm went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits Timm has posted since back in April.

New Holstein came out on top against Roncalli on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run second inning. The Huskies blew past the Jets 13-3. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by nine runs or more this season.

New Holstein got a massive performance out of Riley Danes, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Natalie Wagner, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

New Holstein has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Two Rivers, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.