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| 04/16/26 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 04/04/25 - Home | 3-4 L |
| 05/23/23 - Home | 7-2 W |
| 04/29/16 - Away | 9-8 W |
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither St. James nor Maple River made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Saints never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. This was payback for the Saints, who suffered a 4-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Laney Bowers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 20 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Halle Reid was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Journey Swanson, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for St. James and bumps their season record up to 3-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Maple River, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, St. James will take on Madelia at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Maple River, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-10 win against Lisbon on the 16th.
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