Baseball Recap: Blooming Prairie Wins Going Away Against Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton

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Previous Games

04/03/25 - Home	11-2 W
05/22/24 - Home	4-11 L
04/04/24 - Away	1-2 L
04/11/23 - Home	0-20 L
04/11/22 - Away	7-17 L
+ 5 more games

Blooming Prairie made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Awesome Blossoms were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over the Bulldogs on Thursday. This was payback for the Awesome Blossoms, who suffered an 11-4 loss the last time these two teams met.

Alex Lea made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Lea was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Kittelson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Carsten Ingvalson was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing six bases.

Blooming Prairie has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 8.5 runs this season. As for Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.

Looking ahead, Blooming Prairie will face off against Kenyon-Wanamingo at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, they will square off against Hayfield at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.