Softball Preview: Deuel Cardinals vs. Elkton/Lake Benton Elks
The Deuel Cardinals will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Elkton/Lake Benton Elks at 10:00 a.m. Deuel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Deuel heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Florence/Henry.
Katrina Hagberg was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Hagberg has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Hagberg was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kennedy Harmon was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Elkton/Lake Benton lost 15-3 to Gayville-Volin on Friday. Elkton/Lake Benton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elkton/Lake Benton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matti Ramlo, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Deuel's record is now 18-7. As for Elkton/Lake Benton, their record now sits at 8-13.
Everything went Deuel's way against Elkton/Lake Benton in their previous meeting back in April as Deuel made off with a 14-0 win. Will Deuel repeat their success, or does Elkton/Lake Benton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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