Parker is 1-6 against Dakota Valley since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Sunday. The Pheasants will head out to square off against the Panthers at 5:30 p.m.
Parker can't be too happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season away from home on April 6th. They fell just short of Scotland/Menno by a score of 4-3.
Parker saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Kuchta, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Dakota Valley made sure to put some runs up on the board against Beresford on Friday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Watchdogs. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Watchdogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Grady Ramos made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drew Lukken, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Jake Pick was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Parker came out on top in a nail-biter against Dakota Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 7-5. Will the Pheasants repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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