Belle Plaine put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the St. James Saints as the Belle Plaine Tigers made off with a 13-3 victory. Belle Plaine might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by nine runs or more this season.
Sienna Bemmels spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Brooke Burgemeister and Rachel Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Burgemeister scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Johnson scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Addison Kes was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Belle Plaine pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. James, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Belle Plaine will square off against Central at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. James, they will head out on the road to take on Redwood Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. James is facing Redwood Valley at the right time seeing as Redwood Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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