Dakota Valley put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Sunday. Everything went their way against the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies as the Dakota Valley Panthers made off with a 15-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dakota Valley.
Dakota Valley got a great performance from Grant Van Den Hul as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Van Den Hul has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jackson Boonstra was a standout: he scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Wiese, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Dakota Valley's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Elk Point-Jefferson, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Dakota Valley will take on Wagner at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Dakota Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season. Elk Point-Jefferson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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