Softball Preview: Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils vs. Watseka Warriors
The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Watseka Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Watseka is hoping to do on Friday what Oakwood couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin never let Oakwood onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory.
Ella Myers was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, seven RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emma Shelato, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Watseka came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Storm with a sharp 8-2 win. That's two games straight that Watseka has won by exactly six runs.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Watseka, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything went Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's way against Watseka in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin made off with an 11-4 win. Does Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Watseka turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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