Onalaska lost against Holmen back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Onalaska Hilltoppers lost 8-2 to the Holmen Vikings. Onalaska has struggled against Holmen recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Onalaska saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Mickschl, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Holmen's side, they got a great performance from Aaron Ploszay as he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Ploszay has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Edwardson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Calvin Gilbertson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Onalaska's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Holmen, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Onalaska will be playing in front of their home fans against Tomah at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Onalaska is facing Tomah at the right time seeing as Tomah is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Holmen, they will head out on the road to take on Sparta at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holmen will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
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