Softball Preview: Hayfield Vikings vs. Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights
Hayfield is 9-1 against Kenyon-Wanamingo since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hayfield Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Hayfield had to settle for a 9-8 loss against Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Kenyon-Wanamingo was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Blooming Prairie by a score of 3-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Kenyon-Wanamingo in their matchups with Blooming Prairie: they've now lost six in a row.
Josie Flom spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Kenyon-Wanamingo saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anna Ostertag, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Hayfield's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Kenyon-Wanamingo, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Hayfield was able to grind out a solid win over Kenyon-Wanamingo when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 8-5. Will Hayfield repeat their success, or does Kenyon-Wanamingo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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