United South Central is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Thursday. They will be playing at home against the Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (United South Central has five straight victories, Kenyon-Wanamingo has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
United South Central's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 10-0. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Kenyon-Wanamingo had taken Triton down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. The Knights fell 8-3 to the Cobras.
Anna Ostertag spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and four unearned) runs on three hits.
At the plate, Kenyon-Wanamingo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruby Sjoblom, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double. Another was Amber Lerfald, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run.
United South Central pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Kenyon-Wanamingo, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
United South Central skirted past Kenyon-Wanamingo 1-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Rebels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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