The Southland Rebels will take on the Spring Grove Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
While Southland's victory against United South Central wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Southland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over United South Central on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Southland has posted since April 10th.
Southland let Brekken Koenigs and Austin Swenson run wild. Koenigs got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI, while Swenson went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base was Swenson's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Goergen, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Spring Grove narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 5-3.
Southland pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.3 runs over those games. As for Spring Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Southland beat Spring Grove 10-5 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Rebels repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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