The Chatfield Gophers are taking a road trip to challenge the Byron Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Chatfield will be strutting in after a win while Byron will be coming in after a defeat.
Chatfield is headed out to face Byron after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. The Gophers came out on top against St. Charles by a score of 7-2 on Friday.
Rylee Urban spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Chatfield's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Makenna Dornack, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Olivia Karver was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Byron came up short against Austin on Thursday and fell 7-4.
Tallie Behrens put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Behrens was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kaydence Fjerstad made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Chatfield suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Byron when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Gophers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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