The Holmen Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the D.C. Everest Evergreens at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Holmen's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so D.C. Everest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Holmen barely beat Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vikings put the hurt on the Red Hawks with a sharp 11-1 win on Friday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Holmen got a great performance from Paul Goryl as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Goryl has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
Joe Meeter
| 05/09/25 @ Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau | 4 |
| 04/28/25 @ La Crosse Logan | 3 |
| 04/26/24 vs West Salem | 3 |
| 04/26/25 vs Eau Claire Memorial | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Sparta | 2 |
On the hitting side, Joe Meeter was incredible, firing off three triples, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Nolan Mashak was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Holmen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, D.C. Everest entered their tilt with Menomonie on Friday with 11 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 12. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Mustangs. That's two games straight that the Evergreens have won by just one run.
D.C. Everest pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Holmen, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season.
Holmen might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from D.C. Everest in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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