The Mitchell Kernels have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Brandon Valley Lynx at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mitchell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Mitchell is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Rapid City Central (and have done all season long). Mitchell's pitchers stepped up to hand Rapid City Central a 14-0 shutout on Saturday. While fans of Mitchell might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Brandon Valley faced O'Gorman in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Brandon Valley came out on top against O'Gorman by a score of 6-3. Winning may never get old, but Brandon Valley sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Mitchell's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Brandon Valley, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Mitchell might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Brandon Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Mitchell, Jorden Gabert (who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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