The Stoughton Vikings earned a 15-12 win over the Brodhead Cardinals on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Jaxson Nielsen
| 05/04/26 vs Brodhead | 5 |
| 04/24/26 @ Big Foot | 3 |
| 05/22/25 vs Baraboo | 2 |
| 05/17/25 vs Monroe | 0 |
| 05/06/25 vs Edgewood | 3 |
| 04/29/25 vs Portage | 8 |
Jaxson Nielsen made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2025. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Stoughton: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, Stoughton let Givon Storkson and Saxton Wiest run wild. Storkson went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Wiest got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Storkson is becoming a predictor of Stoughton's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 2-1 (and 2-7 when he doesn't). Logan Hedstrom was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Stoughton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory was their first at home, bumping their record up to 4-8. As for Brodhead, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Stoughton has already played their next contest (against Brodhead/Juda), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Brodhead, they will face off against East Troy at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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