Dakota Valley is 3-0 against Beresford since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Dakota Valley Panthers are on the road again to play the Beresford Watchdogs at 8:00 a.m. Neither Dakota Valley nor Beresford posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Dakota Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Harrisburg, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Dakota Valley was ranked 17th). Dakota Valley lost 15-1 to Harrisburg on Friday.
Beresford lost 11-1 to Tri-Valley on Monday. Beresford has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Beresford saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Harley Koth, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Dakota Valley's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-4. As for Beresford, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Dakota Valley took their victory against Beresford in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 20-3. Will Dakota Valley repeat their success, or does Beresford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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