Sioux Valley entered their tilt with Deuel with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Deuel Cardinals 4-2. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Sioux Valley has scored all year.
Sioux Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Summer Guthmiller, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Savana Guthmiller was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Deuel didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sioux Valley only tossed three.
Sioux Valley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Deuel, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2.
Sioux Valley will head out on the road to take on Sisseton at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Sioux Valley is facing Sisseton at the right time seeing as Sisseton is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Deuel, they will be playing at home against Wagner at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Deuel will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Wagner will have lost five straight heading into Saturday's game.
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