Bethel is 1-9 against Rogers since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bethel Bison will head out on the road to challenge the Rogers Rams at 7:00 p.m.
Bethel is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-2 to South Kitsap, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Madeline Repp was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Rogers came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 4-1. That's two games straight that Rogers has won by exactly three runs.
Keagan Norfleet spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rogers let Madison Adiar and Raygun Klippert loose on the outfield. Adiar went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Klippert scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Klippert has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played.
Bethel's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Rogers, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
Bethel might still be hurting after the 20-1 defeat they got from Rogers in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Klippert, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Bethel 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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