The D.C. Everest Evergreens will take on the Holmen Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. D.C. Everest will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
D.C. Everest came out on top against Menomonie on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Evergreens won by a run and slipped past the Mustangs 6-5. That's two games straight that the Evergreens have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Holmen made easy work of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau on Friday and carried off an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Paul Goryl tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joe Meeter, who fired off three triples, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. Those three triples gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Mashak, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Holmen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau only posted an OBP of .263.
Holmen is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for D.C. Everest, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
Everything went D.C. Everest's way against Holmen in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, as D.C. Everest made off with an 11-0 victory. Do the Evergreens 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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