The Red River Roughriders will venture away from home to challenge Horace on Thursday. Red River is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Horace's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Red River hadn't allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. The Roughriders' pitcher stepped up to hand Devils Lake a 13-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Jocelyn Berg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Red River let Abbigail Olson and Paisley Barton run wild. Olson went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Barton got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits Olson has posted since back in April. Ella Speidel also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Red River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Horace made easy work of Grand Forks Central on Tuesday and carried off an 8-0 victory. Horace might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.
The win got Horace back to even at 6-6. As for Red River, their record is now 10-7.
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