Belle Plaine's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha Pirates out 5-4.
For Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha's part, they got a good showing from Cooper Peterson, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Peterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Lovcik, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Belle Plaine is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha, they dropped their record down to 12-8 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Belle Plaine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha, they will head out on the road to challenge Rogers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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