Softball Recap: Belle Plaine Dragons vs. Medicine Lodge Indians
Belle Plaine proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 16) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Medicine Lodge Indians out 5-3.
For Medicine Lodge's part, Jhayla Alojacin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Alojacin has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Medicine Lodge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmy Gerdes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Belle Plaine's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6-1. As for Medicine Lodge, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Belle Plaine beat Medicine Lodge by a score of 11-8 later that day.
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