The Winnebago Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Durand Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Winnebago took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Lutheran onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Winnebago considering their one-run performance the contest before.
The team relied heavily on Grace Corl, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Reese Erdahl was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Durand had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 10-0 victory.
Winnebago's win bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Durand, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Winnebago came out on top in a nail-biter against Durand when the teams last played back in May of 2022, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winnebago since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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