On Saturday, Beresford faced Dakota Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Beresford Watchdogs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Dakota Valley Panthers and snuck past 7-6. For Beresford, this counts as revenge for the 20-3 defeat Dakota Valley walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
The team relied heavily on Halle Livingston, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Keely Merrigan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Beresford's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Dakota Valley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Beresford will stay at home for another game and welcome Sioux Valley at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Sioux Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Dakota Valley, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Beresford at 2:00 p.m.
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