Baseball Game Preview: Sparta Heads Out

By Team Reports May 12, 2024, 5:15am

Baseball Preview: Sparta Spartans vs. Holmen Vikings

Sparta is 0-10 against Holmen since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Sparta Spartans will be staying on the road to face off against the Holmen Vikings at 5:00 p.m.

Sparta lost 11-1 to Reedsburg on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Holmen beat Waunakee 11-7 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Holmen.

Noah Oswald looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Calvin Gilbertson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Rosenow, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.

Sparta's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Holmen, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Sparta might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Holmen in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Sparta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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