Baseball Game Preview: Valders Vikings vs. Kiel Raiders

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2024, 2:07am

Baseball Preview: Valders Vikings vs. Kiel Raiders

The Valders Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Kiel Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Valders took care of business in their home opener on Monday (barely). They won by a run and slipped past Sheboygan Falls 12-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.

Otis Berge was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Jack Wendling, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Kiel scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Reedsville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kiel.

Kiel saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Neese, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.

Valders suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Kiel in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Valders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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