Baseball Preview: La Crosse Central Riverhawks vs. Holmen Vikings
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| 04/24/25 - Home | 1-5 L |
| 04/21/25 - Away | 4-6 L |
| 05/29/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 05/10/24 - Home | 4-2 W |
| 05/01/24 - Away | 1-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
La Crosse Central and Holmen are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2022, but likely not for long. The Riverhawks will be playing at home against the Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. La Crosse Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Holmen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Eau Claire North hit La Crosse Central with a six-run third inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Riverhawks lost 12-2 to the Huskies. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Riverhawks, who until this contest were averaging 3.29 runs allowed.
La Crosse Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Schulze, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Holmen came tearing into Thursday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Rangers. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly eight runs.
Bennett Schild tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Holmen got a big performance out of Maddax Connely, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Connely a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Carlson, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
La Crosse Central's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Holmen, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
La Crosse Central came up short against Holmen in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, falling 5-1. Can the Riverhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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