Baseball Preview: Dakota Valley Panthers vs. Canton C-Hawks
Dakota Valley is 8-0 against Canton since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Dakota Valley Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Canton C-Hawks at 5:30 p.m. Dakota Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
Dakota Valley can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They never let Vermillion onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Dakota Valley considering their one-run performance the match before.
Beau Pollema tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jackson Boonstra and Beau Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Boonstra scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Jones went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Grant Van Den Hul was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Canton kicked off their season on the road back in April and hit a couple of potholes. They lost 16-0 to Dakota Valley. Canton has struggled against Dakota Valley recently, as their matchup back in April was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Dakota Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Canton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Dakota Valley took their victory against Canton in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 16-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dakota Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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