Kiel waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Valders Vikings. That's two games straight that Kiel has won by exactly three runs.
Aaron Stephany made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Stephany has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stephany was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Stephany wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Neese, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hunter Pitzen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Valders' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Ebert, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Kiel pushed their record up to 4-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs per game. As for Valders, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Kiel will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Cedar Grove-Belgium at 11:00 a.m. Cedar Grove-Belgium is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Valders, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Howards Grove at 4:30 p.m. Valders has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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