Chatfield has gone 9-1 against Dover-Eyota recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Gophers will welcome the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Chatfield 3.6, Dover-Eyota 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Chatfield made easy work of Fillmore Central/Lanesboro and carried off a 13-2 win. The Gophers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Makenna Dornack
| 05/06/25 @ Fillmore Central/Lanesboro | 6 |
| 04/25/25 @ Plainview-Elgin-Millville | 4 |
| 04/24/25 vs Pine Island | 3 |
| 04/21/25 @ Dover-Eyota | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Rushford-Peterson | 2 |
Chatfield got a massive performance out of Makenna Dornack, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and one double. Those six RBI gave Dornack a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kendall Knutson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Chatfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Dover-Eyota narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Caledonia 2-1.
Dover-Eyota has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Chatfield, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Chatfield's way against Dover-Eyota when the teams last played back in April, as Chatfield made off with a 16-4 win. Do the Gophers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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