Softball Game Preview: Beresford Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 15, 2024, 4:54am

Softball Preview: Beresford Watchdogs vs. Bon Homme Cavaliers

The Beresford Watchdogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Bon Homme Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m.

Beresford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Gayville-Volin, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Beresford was ranked 17th). Beresford fell just short of Gayville-Volin by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. Beresford's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Bon Homme waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Beavers a 2-0 shutout.

The result came thanks to Kenadee Kozak's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.

On the hitting side, Bon Homme's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Taryn Crites, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

Beresford's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Bon Homme, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3.

Beresford beat Bon Homme 4-1 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Beresford repeat their success, or does Bon Homme have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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