It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Stillwater ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the White Bear Lake Bears, sneaking past 5-4. This was a revenge game for the Ponies: when they faced off against the Bears back in April, they had to take a 8-1 defeat.
Dylan Bloom tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits.
Jack Runk
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Runk, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brennan Peterson, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
Stillwater has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for White Bear Lake, they moved to 10-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Stillwater is set to face off against their familiar foe Forest Lake at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, White Bear Lake will challenge rival Park at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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