Softball Recap: Four Straight Road Wins for Minneota

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 @ Dawson-Boyd	13
04/14/25 @ Montevideo	13
04/29/25 vs Renville County West	11
04/12/25 vs Sacred Heart	10
04/22/25 vs Tracy-Milroy-Balaton	9

Minneota never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks as they made off with a 13-0 victory. Considering the Vikings have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Emily Walker, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Dakota Pesch was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs and two doubles.

Minneota was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive matches.

Minneota's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Dawson-Boyd, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

Looking ahead, Minneota will welcome Ortonville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Trojans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14 runs per game on average), something the Vikings will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Dawson-Boyd, they will venture away from home to take on Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.