The Tri-Valley Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Beresford Watchdogs at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tri-Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Gayville-Volin, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Tri-Valley was ranked 25th). Tri-Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Gayville-Volin 10-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tri-Valley.
Meanwhile, Beresford entered their tilt with Deuel with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Cardinals on Saturday. That looming 10-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Beresford yet this season.
Deuel's batters probably weren't too happy with Brynlee Mohning, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 15 Ks (she gave up three walks). Those 15 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Beresford got a big performance out of Keely Merrigan, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tavyn Valder, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Tri-Valley's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6. As for Beresford, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
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