Cossacks
| 05/09/25 vs Castlewood | 3-0 |
| 05/06/25 vs Sisseton | 19-1 |
| 05/06/25 vs Sisseton | 19-4 |
| 05/03/25 @ Flandreau | 8-1 |
| 05/03/25 @ Sioux Falls Christian | 6-4 |
| 05/03/25 @ McCook Central/Montrose | 7-4 |
Sioux Valley and Castlewood pushed the score to 16-6 the last time they played Castlewood, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Cossacks' pitcher stepped up to hand the Warriors a 3-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for the Cossacks, who have now won six games in a row.
Not much got past McKinley Schwab, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Castlewood off the board. Schwab has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Sioux Valley's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Lemme, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Sioux Valley pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Castlewood, their loss dropped their record down to 13-4.
Looking ahead, Sioux Valley will head out on the road to face off against Redfield at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Pheasants have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.92 runs per game on average), something the Cossacks will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Castlewood, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Milbank at 4:00 p.m. on the 22nd.
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