St. Charles entered their tilt with Dover-Eyota with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Dover-Eyota Eagles out 2-1. This was payback for St. Charles, who suffered an 8-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
For Dover-Eyota's part, Kegen Coulson spent all 13.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on 12 hits and racked up eight Ks. Coulson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dover-Eyota saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jolie Draper, who went 3-for-5 with a double. Another player making a difference was Emirson Brehmer, who scored a run while going 2-for-7.
St. Charles has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Dover-Eyota, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Charles will face off against Winona at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Winona's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so St. Charles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Dover-Eyota, they will head out on the road to challenge Cannon Falls at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Dover-Eyota is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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