Softball Preview: Luverne Cardinals vs. Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian Flying Dutchmen
Luverne is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Luverne Cardinals will take on the Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian Flying Dutchmen at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Luverne will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 15) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Worthington and snuck past 6-4.
Gracie Nath spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Ella Reisdorfer was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tori Serie, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Adrian/Ellsworth 5-4.
Luverne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Luverne took their win against Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 11-4. Will Luverne repeat their success, or does Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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