Spring Grove entered their tilt with Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander Superlarks on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Spring Grove has won by exactly two runs.
Jaxon Strinmoen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Strinmoen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Ben Udstuen was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Spring Grove's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Spring Grove will take on Southland at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Spring Grove: 1.6, Southland: 0.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander, they will be playing at home against Lyle/Pacelli at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lyle/Pacelli's pitching crew has only allowed 0.5 runs per game this season, so Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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