Softball Game Recap: Dakota Valley Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 11:28pm

Softball Recap: Dakota Valley Panthers vs. Beresford Watchdogs

Dakota Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-6 to the Beresford Watchdogs, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Dakota Valley of the 7-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Saturday.

For Beresford's part, the team relied heavily on Halle Livingston, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Keely Merrigan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Dakota Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Beresford, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.

Dakota Valley will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lennox at 5:00 p.m. As for Beresford, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 16-4 victory vs. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy on the 6th.

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