The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm are taking a road trip to face off against the Zimmerman Thunder at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sauk Rapids-Rice barely beat Little Falls the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Storm blew past the Flyers 12-1 on Thursday. The Storm haven't had any issues with the Flyers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Ava Knutson made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. Knutson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Gruber, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Diskerud, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
Meanwhile, Zimmerman beat Spring Lake Park 9-4 on Wednesday.
Like Sauk Rapids-Rice, Zimmerman also got a great game from a two-way player: Madilyn Tucker. She tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Tucker was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Kaylee Martinez was incredible, firing off three triples, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. Madyson Becker was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
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