Valders is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Kiel is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Valders Vikings will take on the Kiel Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Valders came up short against Kiel and fell 8-5. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Valders in their matchups with Kiel: they've now lost seven in a row.
Valders saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddux Wendling, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Valders' loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Kiel, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Valders came up short against Kiel in their previous matchup on Tuesday, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kiel's Eyan Dessellier, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Valders knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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