Belle Plaine is 9-1 against Mayer Lutheran since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Belle Plaine Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Mayer Lutheran Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Mayer Lutheran is hoping to do on Thursday what Maple River couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Belle Plaine's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Belle Plaine had just enough and edged Maple River out 3-2.
Meanwhile, Mayer Lutheran had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bulldogs 6-4.
Ben Bonk looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mayer Lutheran's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lukas McGill, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Belle Plaine pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mayer Lutheran, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-5.
Everything went Belle Plaine's way against Mayer Lutheran in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Belle Plaine made off with a 13-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belle Plaine since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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