The Salt Fork Storm will face off against the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Salt Fork will be strutting in after a win while Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, Salt Fork got the win against Seeger by a conclusive 8-1. The Storm might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Watseka by a score of 9-7.
Ella Acton and Ava Acton did some serious damage despite the final result: Ella went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Ava went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Gentry Elson was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Salt Fork is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Salt Fork skirted past Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 9-7 in their previous meeting last Wednesday. Will the Storm repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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