After a string of seven wins, Lac qui Parle Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Minneota Vikings by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Lac qui Parle Valley couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Minneota's part, the result came thanks to Madison Hennen's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks. Hennen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Minneota's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Faith Myhre, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Myhre has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Lac qui Parle Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4. As for Minneota, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
As of now, neither Lac qui Parle Valley nor Minneota have any future games scheduled.
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