Softball Preview: Minneota Vikings vs. MACCRAY Wolverines
The Minneota Vikings will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the MACCRAY Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Minneota's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while MACCRAY has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Minneota fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Fighting Saints by a score of 4-3.
Madison Hennen spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Faith Myhre made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a stolen base, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kenadi Arndt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Minneota didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg only tossed ten.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for MACCRAY's offense. They lost 10-0 to Lakeview on Thursday.
Minneota's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for MACCRAY, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
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