Denmark is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Kewaunee is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Denmark Vikings will take on the Kewaunee Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Denmark: 3.1, Kewaunee: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Denmark beats Kewaunee with five runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Denmark came out on top against Waupaca by a score of 5-1 on Monday.
Grant Schroeder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Denmark's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ebyn Laforest, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kewaunee was able to grind out a solid victory over Sevastopol on Saturday, taking the game 6-1.
Denmark has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season. As for Kewaunee, their win bumped their record up to 9-4-1.
Denmark took their victory against Kewaunee in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-4. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Kewaunee's Cal Ihlenfeldt, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Denmark to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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