Luverne had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Thursday. They never let the St. James Saints onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Luverne might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by ten runs or more this season.
Blake Sauer and Alex Schlosser did most of the damage at the plate: Sauer scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Schlosser scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landon Ahrendt, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Luverne's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. As for St. James, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Luverne beat St. James by a score of 6-4 later that day.
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