The Pipestone Arrows will face off against the Luverne Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pipestone is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Jackson County Central just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Huskies, falling 13-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Pipestone saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mariah Moeller, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Kaitlyn Adalman also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Luverne fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Fairmont on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Fairmont by a score of 10-9. Luverne just can't catch a break and has now endured four defeats in a row.
Luverne's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Pipestone, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Everything went Pipestone's way against Luverne in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as Pipestone made off with a 14-3 victory. Will the Arrows repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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