The Holmen Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the La Crosse Central Riverhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Holmen has four straight wins, La Crosse Central has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Holmen had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Sparta on Tuesday. The Vikings blew past the Spartans 11-4. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by seven runs or more this season.
Holmen got a great performance from Jude Anderson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits.
Noah Oswald
| 04/22/25 vs Sparta | 6 |
| 04/14/25 @ Tomah | 4 |
| 05/16/24 @ Sparta | 2 |
| 05/09/24 vs La Crosse Logan | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Sparta | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Noah Oswald, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and one double. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Mashak, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, La Crosse Central suffered their closest defeat since May 13, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Holmen by a score of 6-4.
Erik Ramseier made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
Holmen's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for La Crosse Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Holmen came out on top in a nail-biter against La Crosse Central in their previous matchup on Monday, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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