Hayfield and Randolph are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Hayfield Vikings will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Randolph Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hayfield is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva on Thursday as Hayfield made off with a 17-5 win. Considering Hayfield has won four matches by more than ten runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Leonora Bamlet, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Selk, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Randolph put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat Barnum by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-0. Give Randolph's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Barnum's batters probably weren't too happy with Carter Raymond, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (she gave up no walks).
At the plate, Randolph saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Banks, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Hayfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Randolph, their victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Hayfield suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Randolph in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Hayfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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