It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Deuel can now relate to. They fell 10-5 to the Florence/Henry Falcons on Friday. Deuel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Katrina Hagberg put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Hagberg has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Hagberg was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kennedy Harmon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Deuel's loss dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Florence/Henry, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Deuel is on the road again on Saturday to play Elkton/Lake Benton at 10:00 a.m. Deuel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Florence/Henry, they will square off against Gayville-Volin at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Gayville-Volin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
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