The Moorhead Spuds will head out on the road to challenge the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Moorhead can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Alexandria with a sharp 12-0 win. While fans of Moorhead might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Sauk Rapids-Rice entered their tilt with Buffalo with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bison on Monday and snuck past 2-1.
Ava Knutson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Riley Turck was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Moorhead's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Sauk Rapids-Rice, they pushed their record up to 9-11 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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