The Velva/Drake/Anamoose Aggies will head out on the road to face off against the Thompson Tommies at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Velva/Drake/Anamoose's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last eight games.
Velva/Drake/Anamoose is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky], who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Velva/Drake/Anamoose was ranked seventh). Velva/Drake/Anamoose was the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] on Thursday. Velva/Drake/Anamoose might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Thompson came up short against Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg on Tuesday and fell 16-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (ten), Thompson still had to take the loss.
Kya Hurst made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Fiona Hendrickson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Velva/Drake/Anamoose's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Thompson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Velva/Drake/Anamoose skirted past Thompson 10-8 in their previous matchup back in June of 2022. Does Velva/Drake/Anamoose have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thompson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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