The Burnsville Blaze will head out on the road to take on the Lakeville South Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Burnsville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Burnsville is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Apple Valley on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Burnsville with their most commanding win of the season.
Gracie Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kathryn Dam was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and a double while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sidney Handrahan, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakeville South has not done well against Eastview recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Lakeville South skirted past Eastview 6-5. Six seems to be a good number for Lakeville South as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Lakeville South also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Madeline Nutter gave up three earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, Ellie Rydberg was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Trinity Jensen was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Burnsville's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15. As for Lakeville South, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-8.
Burnsville suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Lakeville South when the teams last played back in April. Can Burnsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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