The Belle Plaine Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Belle Plaine comes in on six and Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial on 15.
Belle Plaine's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Lester Prairie.
The result came thanks to Sienna Bemmels's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks. Those 16 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Belle Plaine saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Chard, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial beat Pipestone 6-1 on Tuesday.
Belle Plaine's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 14-0.
Belle Plaine came up short against Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial when the teams last played back in April, falling 4-1. Can Belle Plaine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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