The La Crescent Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Randolph Rockets at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, it was close, but La Crescent sidestepped Rushford-Peterson for a 6-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for La Crescent.
Addie Murilla spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, La Crescent let Lexi Kiesau and Kinlee Grattan loose on the outfield. Kiesau scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Grattan scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Grattan is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lydia Knutson-Kimball, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Randolph put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Zumbrota-Mazeppa as Randolph made off with an 8-0 victory. Randolph might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
The win got La Crescent back to even at 7-7. As for Randolph, they pushed their record up to 14-0 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
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