Blaine entered their tilt with Brainerd with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Brainerd Warriors onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Monday. This was payback for Blaine, who suffered a 9-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Emmie Sylvia-Cochran's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Blaine's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emily Vogel, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Blaine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Brainerd, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-2.
Blaine will head out on the road to challenge Maple Grove at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Brainerd, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Champlin Park at 5:00 p.m.
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