Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted is 2-8 against Dassel-Cokato since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers will look to defend their home field against the Dassel-Cokato Chargers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on New London-Spicer with a sharp 14-7 victory on Thursday.
Kirsten Heber tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Breckyn Jonell, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Ari Keating, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Dassel-Cokato came tearing into Monday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Fighting Saints onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-16. As for Dassel-Cokato, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted skirted past Dassel-Cokato 4-2 when the teams last played back in April. Will Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted repeat their success, or does Dassel-Cokato have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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