The Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian Flying Dutchmen at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
On Friday, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mountain Lake/Comfrey 4-2.
Meanwhile, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian got the win against Mountain Lake/Comfrey on Monday by a conclusive 12-3. The Flying Dutchmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
Tanner Thomson and Blake Schultz were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Thomson pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Schultz tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Thomson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Thomson went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three RBI, while Schultz got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Logan Bleyenberg and Caden Sas did most of the damage at the plate: Bleyenberg went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Sas went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI. Bleyenberg has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Cash Decker also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian, their record now sits at 7-3.
Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove took their win against Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 9-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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