The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm will venture away from home to square off against the Becker Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Sauk Rapids-Rice put up the most runs they have all season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Detroit Lakes as they made off with an 11-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Storm.
Meanwhile, Becker had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Wolves by a score of 10-7.
The team relied heavily on Gerad Hanle, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Brandon Hyrkas was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Becker kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.
The victory got Becker back to even at 5-5. As for Sauk Rapids-Rice, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 2-5.
Sauk Rapids-Rice was able to grind out a solid victory over Becker when the teams last played back in May of 2021, winning 11-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Storm since the team 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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