The Valders Vikings will square off against the Kewaunee Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Valders made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Kiel, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Vikings fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 7-5 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered since April 12, 2024.
Austin Ebert made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run. Jack Wendling was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Kewaunee didn't have quite enough to beat Random Lake on Thursday and fell 4-3.
Kewaunee saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diesel Bosdeck, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Kewaunee's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2. As for Valders, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Valders has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Kewaunee struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.4 hits. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Valders' way against Kewaunee when the teams last played back in May of 2019, as Valders made off with an 11-1 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Storm have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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