The Lakeview Lakers are taking a road trip to face off against the Yellow Medicine East Sting at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Lakeview is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 18-8 to the Fighting Saints.
Meanwhile, Yellow Medicine East hadn't done well against MACCRAY recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Sting never let the Wolverines get on the board and left with a 14-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Sting considering their one-run performance the match before.
Bayli Sneller was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Alana Almich was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Bailey Mortenson also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Yellow Medicine East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory got Yellow Medicine East back to even at 2-2. As for Lakeview, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Lakeview suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Yellow Medicine East in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Lakers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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