Montevideo put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Yellow Medicine East Sting an 8-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Montevideo, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Griffin Epema, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Daniel Gunlogson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Montevideo's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Yellow Medicine East, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Montevideo will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Benson at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Montevideo's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Benson has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Yellow Medicine East, they will square off against Ortonville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yellow Medicine East is facing Ortonville at the right time seeing as Ortonville is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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