The Byron Bears will square off against the Winona Winhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Byron and four for Winona.
Byron fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Kasson-Mantorville on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Komets by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by just one run.
Tallie Behrens
| 05/12/25 @ Kasson-Mantorville | 10 |
| 05/06/25 vs Stewartville | 6 |
| 05/03/25 @ Winona | 10 |
| 04/30/25 vs Cannon Falls | 10 |
Tallie Behrens put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Kaydence Fjerstad was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Winona didn't have quite enough to beat Mayo on Thursday and fell 5-4.
Byron's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 12-5. As for Winona, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Byron beat Winona 3-0 when the teams last played on May 3rd. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Winhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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