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

Blue Devils

Runs

05/08/25 @ Watseka	7
05/05/25 vs Hoopeston	19
05/02/25 @ Milford	8
05/01/25 vs North Vermillion	13
04/30/25 vs Salt Fork	7
+ 21 more games

The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils will head out to take on the Salt Fork Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.

Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin easily dispatched Hoopeston on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Blue Devils fell just short of Watseka by a score of 9-7 on Thursday. The Blue Devils' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Ella Acton and Ava Acton stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ella went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Ava went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Emma Shelato was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, Salt Fork made easy work of Seeger on Thursday and carried off an 8-1 victory. The Storm might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.

Salt Fork has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.

Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin couldn't quite finish off Salt Fork when the teams last played last Wednesday and fell 9-7. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.