Perham put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the Pelican Rapids Vikings. Perham might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Blaiz Schmidt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Schmidt was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Gavin Griffin was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Alex Blume was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Perham pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pelican Rapids, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Perham will head out on the road to take on Breckenridge/Campbell-Tintah at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Perham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season. As for Pelican Rapids, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brandon/Evansville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Brandon/Evansville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Pelican Rapids' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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