Vel Phillips Memorial is 3-0 against DeForest since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the DeForest Norskies at 5:00 p.m. DeForest took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Vel Phillips Memorial, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Vel Phillips Memorial finally turned things around against Madison West on Tuesday. Vel Phillips Memorial skirted past Madison West 5-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, DeForest was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They lost 9-2 to Reedsburg. DeForest has not had much luck with Reedsburg recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
DeForest saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Meyers, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Vel Phillips Memorial's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for DeForest, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-18.
Vel Phillips Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over DeForest in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vel Phillips Memorial since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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