The Sioux Valley Cossacks will head out to face off against the Lennox Orioles on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sioux Valley has ten straight wins, Lennox has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sioux Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Beresford, who was ranked 19th at the time (Sioux Valley was ranked 21st). The Cossacks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over the Watchdogs on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cossacks have posted since May 3rd.
Meanwhile, Lennox fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Madison on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Orioles have suffered since April 10th.
Hayley Hahn spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Ahleeya Nicola and Taylor Ragel did some serious damage despite the final result: Nicola went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and two doubles, while Ragel went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that Ragel has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Aleeah Oltmanns, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Sioux Valley's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lennox, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
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