Holland came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Holland Christian Maroons 3-2. This was payback for Holland, who suffered a 9-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Emmett Book looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Holland's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Abel Walkotten, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Holland pushed their record up to 14-13 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Holland Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Holland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Holland Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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