Baseball Game Preview: Salt Fork Storm vs. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils

The Salt Fork Storm will take on the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Salt Fork sitting on three straight wins and Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on ten.

If Salt Fork beats Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin with four runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Storm won by a run and slipped past Arthur-Okaw Christian 4-3.

Meanwhile, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin made easy work of Watseka on Thursday and carried off an 11-3 victory. Considering the Blue Devils have won nine contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

ETHAN DUBOIS was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. CHAZ DUBOIS was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one double.

Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Watseka struck out six times.

Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Salt Fork, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.

Salt Fork might still be hurting after the 17-2 defeat they got from Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin in their previous matchup last Wednesday. Can the Storm avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.