The North Branch Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the St. Francis Fighting Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games North Branch has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, North Branch sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Cambridge-Isanti.
Hannah Bernier spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, North Branch's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Mihajlovich, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Thurmer, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, St. Francis was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Andover by a score of 2-1. St. Francis has not had much luck with Andover recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
North Branch's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-11-1. As for St. Francis, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5-1.
North Branch came up short against St. Francis in their previous matchup back in April, falling 3-0. Can North Branch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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