The Elkton/Lake Benton Elks will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Deuel Cardinals at 10:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Elkton/Lake Benton heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They lost 15-3 to Gayville-Volin.
Elkton/Lake Benton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matti Ramlo, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Deuel came up short against Florence/Henry on Friday and fell 10-5. Deuel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Katrina Hagberg was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Hagberg has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Hagberg was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kennedy Harmon was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Elkton/Lake Benton's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Deuel, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
Elkton/Lake Benton might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Deuel when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hagberg, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Elkton/Lake Benton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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