The Verona Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Holmen Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Verona: 2.9, Holmen: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Verona is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Middleton just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 1-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which Verona was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Holmen put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let Sparta onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Holmen needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Verona's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Holmen, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Verona was able to grind out a solid victory over Holmen when the teams last played back in June of 2016, winning 3-0. Will Verona repeat their success, or does Holmen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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