Dakota Valley can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They never let the Vermillion Tanagers onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Dakota Valley considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Beau Pollema tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dakota Valley let Jackson Boonstra and Beau Jones loose on the outfield. Boonstra scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Jones went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Grant Van Den Hul was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Dakota Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Dakota Valley will head out on the road to take on Canton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Dakota Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season. As for Vermillion, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dakota Valley at 5:30 p.m. on May 14th.
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