Randolph and Hayfield are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Randolph Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Hayfield Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Randolph is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If Randolph beats Hayfield with two runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Randolph's pitcher stepped up to hand Barnum a 2-0 shutout on Friday. That's two games straight that Randolph has won by exactly two runs.
Barnum's batters probably weren't too happy with Carter Raymond, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (she gave up no walks).
On the hitting side, Randolph's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ella Banks, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hayfield has not done well against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Hayfield blew past New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 17-5. Hayfield's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Leonora Bamlet was incredible, firing off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Selk, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Randolph pushed their record up to 11-0 with that win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hayfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Everything went Randolph's way against Hayfield when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Randolph made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Randolph 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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