Dover-Eyota is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Chatfield is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dover-Eyota Eagles will take on the Chatfield Gophers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Dover-Eyota: 3.2, Chatfield: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Dover-Eyota gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Triton a 12-0 shutout.
Kegen Coulson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Coulson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Coulson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double.
In other batting news, Dover-Eyota got a massive performance out of Miranda Palmby, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI and two doubles. Jayden Dahl was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Chatfield was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They lost 9-1 to Byron.
Dover-Eyota's victory bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Chatfield, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7.
Dover-Eyota skirted past Chatfield 7-5 in their previous matchup on May 3rd. Does Dover-Eyota have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chatfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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