The Tri-Valley Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-Valley will be strutting in after a win while Elk Point-Jefferson will be coming in after a defeat.
Tri-Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Beresford, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Tri-Valley was ranked 24th). Tri-Valley was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Beresford on Monday. Considering Tri-Valley has won five matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Elk Point-Jefferson came up short against Vermillion on Saturday and fell 10-5. Elk Point-Jefferson has not had much luck with Vermillion recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lauren McDermott was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Cera Schmitz was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Jacobs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Tri-Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Elk Point-Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Tri-Valley suffered a grim 18-2 defeat to Elk Point-Jefferson in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Tri-Valley, Josie Curry (who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs) 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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