Softball Preview: Central Raiders vs. Belle Plaine Tigers
Central and Belle Plaine are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Central Raiders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Belle Plaine Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Central has four wins, while Belle Plaine.
Central will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by eight) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Annandale 4-2.
Meanwhile, Belle Plaine can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Everything went their way against St. James as Belle Plaine made off with a 13-3 victory.
Sienna Bemmels spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Belle Plaine let Brooke Burgemeister and Rachel Johnson loose on the outfield. Burgemeister scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Johnson scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Addison Kes was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Central's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Belle Plaine, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Central suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Belle Plaine in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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