After only two runs in their last match, Faribault made sure to put some runs up on the board against South St. Paul on Saturday. The Faribault Falcons came out on top in a nail-biter against the South St. Paul Packers and snuck past 13-11. That's two games straight that Faribault has won by exactly two runs.
For South St. Paul's part, Sophie Bebeau made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Oneill, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
The win was the third in a row for Faribault, bringing their record for this year to 6-7. As for South St. Paul, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Faribault will head out on the road to challenge Winona at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Winona's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Faribault's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South St. Paul, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-4 victory vs. Litchfield on the 11th.
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