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| 04/12/24 - Away | 8-6 W |
| 05/25/23 - Home | 8-3 W |
| 04/15/23 - Neutral | 6-5 W |
Howards Grove is a perfect 3-0 against Valders since April of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Howards Grove has given up an average of 10.6 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Howards Grove is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Mishicot, falling 12-2.
Howards Grove saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Miller, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple. That triple marked the first that Miller hit this season.
Valders' found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Southern Door on Thursday. Everything went the Vikings' way against Sheboygan Falls as they made off with an 11-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won three in a row.
Austin Ebert was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Valders let Austin Fisher and Jack Wendling run wild. Fisher scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Wendling scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases Wendling has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Valleskey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Valders was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sheboygan Falls only posted a batting average of .000.
The win got Valders back to even at 1-1. As for Howards Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Howards Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Valders in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 8-6. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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