After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Central, Beresford was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy as the Beresford Watchdogs made off with a 16-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Beresford considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Brynlee Mohning tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Keely Merrigan, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Latendresse, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Beresford is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Beresford will challenge Canton at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Scotland/Menno at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Scotland/Menno is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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