Montevideo had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 1-7 to make it four. They fell just short of the West Central Area Knights by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-4 on Thursday.
Miller Janie made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Kylieann Johnson also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
As for West Central Area, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games.
On West Central Area's side, their victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brinley Ulrich, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run. Another was Hannah Olson, who earned one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Montevideo has already played their next contest (against Minneota), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for West Central Area, they have also already played their next matchup, a 6-5 win against Brandon/Evansville on the 24th.
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