Softball Game Preview: Redwood Valley Cardinals vs. Montevideo Thunderhawks

Redwood Valley is a perfect 3-0 against Montevideo since May of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cardinals will head out to square off against the Thunderhawks at 4:30 p.m. Redwood Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Redwood Valley will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Lac qui Parle Valley on Saturday. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 13-3 win. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by eight runs or more this season.

Redwood Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Meier, who went 3-for-4 with one double.

Meanwhile, Montevideo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Sauk Centre.

Redwood Valley's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Montevideo, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.

Everything went Redwood Valley's way against Montevideo in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Redwood Valley made off with a 21-10 win. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Thunderhawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.