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| 04/11/26 - Away | 17-3 W |
| 04/11/26 - Away | 11-1 W |
| 05/05/25 - Home | 2-4 L |
| 04/11/25 - Away | 13-0 W |
| 05/14/24 - Home | 9-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bismarck is 8-2 against Century since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Demons will face off against the Patriots at 4:30 p.m.
Bismarck is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Williston, who was ranked first at the time (Bismarck was ranked eighth). The Demons fell just short of the Coyotes by a score of 8-6 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Demons have lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Century waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 22-2 margin over the Braves. That 20-run margin sets a new team best for the Patriots this season.
Haley Dockter made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four). She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Charles, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Jayda Pudwill, who went 1-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
Century always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Bismarck and nudges their season record down to 6-3. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Century, their record is now 3-15.
Bismarck got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April against Century by a conclusive 17-3 score. Will the Demons repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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