Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They put the hurt on the Schlarman Hilltoppers with a sharp 11-5 victory. Considering Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin has won 15 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin let Jordan Johnson and Micah Stanford loose on the outfield. Johnson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Stanford scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chaz Dubois, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
On Schlarman's side, Ricky Soderstrom put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Soderstrom was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Miles Crosby was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Schlarman, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin will be playing in front of their home fans against Seeger at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin is on a five-game streak of home wins, Seeger a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Schlarman, they will head out on the road to square off against Casey-Westfield at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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