The Eastview Lightning will square off against the Rosemount Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eastview is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Eastview is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Apple Valley on Monday as they made off with a 12-2 victory. While the Lightning didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Rosemount narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lakeville North 4-3. The Irish haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Kenzi Benson was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Rachel Stone also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Eastview pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Rosemount, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Eastview came up short against Rosemount when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 5-0. Can the Lightning avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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