The Kewaunee Storm will venture away from home to take on the Valders Vikings 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'.
On Thursday, Kewaunee didn't have quite enough to beat Random Lake 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.
Meanwhile, Valders suffered their closest defeat since April 12, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Kiel by a score of 7-5. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Austin Ebert was cooking despite his team's loss, going 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.
Valders' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Kewaunee, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kewaunee has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Valders struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 10.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Kewaunee might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Valders in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Can the Storm avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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