The Beresford Watchdogs will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Tri-Valley Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. Beresford will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Beresford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Deuel, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Beresford was ranked 22nd). Beresford never let Deuel onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Saturday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Beresford has managed all season.
Deuel's batters probably weren't too happy with Brynlee Mohning, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 15 Ks (she gave up three walks). It was the first time this season that Mohning pitched five or more innings.
On the hitting side, Beresford got a big performance out of Keely Merrigan, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Olson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley had just enough and edged Gayville-Volin out 10-8 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tri-Valley.
Beresford is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Tri-Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6.
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