The Luverne Cardinals will square off against the Pipestone Arrows at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Luverne will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Luverne fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Fairmont on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Fairmont by a score of 10-9. Luverne hasn't had much luck with Fairmont recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Pipestone's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against Jackson County Central, falling 13-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Pipestone saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mariah Moeller, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Kaitlyn Adalman also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Pipestone's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Luverne, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Luverne suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Pipestone in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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