The Chatfield Gophers will venture away from home to take on the Lourdes Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chatfield has three straight victories, Lourdes has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Chatfield made easy work of Lewiston-Altura and carried off a 7-1 win. The Gophers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
Katryn Johnson
| 04/29/25 vs Lewiston-Altura | 11 |
| 04/25/25 @ Plainview-Elgin-Millville | 11 |
| 04/24/25 vs Pine Island | 9 |
| 04/22/25 @ Caledonia | 6 |
Katryn Johnson made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Brittin Ruskell and Makenna Dornack did most of the damage at the plate: Ruskell got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one double, while Dornack got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Lourdes had taken Byron down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Eagles lost 25-7 to the Bears.
Chatfield's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lourdes, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Chatfield took their victory against Lourdes in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gophers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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