The Kiel Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the New Holstein Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kiel will be strutting in after a win while New Holstein will be coming in after a loss.
Kiel lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Chilton, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's contest. The Raiders blew past the Tigers 11-2 on Friday. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by eight runs or more this season.
Cade Voelker made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Voelker was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Edward LeMieux, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, New Holstein started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Amherst. They fell 5-2 to the Falcons on Friday.
New Holstein saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Floyd, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Kiel pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for New Holstein, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Everything went Kiel's way against New Holstein when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Kiel made off with a 13-0 victory. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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