Eastview is 8-2 against Burnsville since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Eastview Lightning will head out on the road to face off against the Burnsville Blaze at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastview has five straight wins, Burnsville has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastview gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on Lakeville North with a sharp 13-6 win.
Payton Prissel was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Prissel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Eastview got a massive performance out of Kennedy Jacobson, who scored two runs while going 5-for-6. Natalie Brown was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Burnsville lost 15-5 to Prior Lake on Friday.
Kathryn Dam was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexandra Gerber, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Eastview pushed their record up to 8-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Burnsville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Eastview took their win against Burnsville when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 11-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastview 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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