Softball team defeats Redwood Valley

• Minneota-Canby snatched the lead late in the game in a 6-1 victory over Redwood Valley on Friday.
• They went on to win win their 17th game of the season, ending the regular season, 17-2.
• The game was tied at one Vikings batting in the top of the fifth when they scored on a stolen base during Abby Rangaard's at bat. Then Rangaard singled , driving in one.
• Redwood Valley got things moving in the second inning with a solo homer.
• Minneota-Canby evened things up at one in the top of the third inning.  They scored one run on a stolen base.
• Sydney Larson took the win for the winners. She went seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and striking out eight.
• Madison Sorenson led with two hits in four at bats.

Score by Innings

Minneota            001 050 0 — 6 7 2

Redwood Valley 010 000 0 — 1 3 3

WP-Sydney Larson.

Hitters: Sorenson 2-4, 2 ruin. Hits by Abby Hennen; Kaylee Johnson, Emily Pohlen, Sydney Larxon and Abby Rangaard.

Minneota opens Section 3AA play at 2 p.m. Tuesday at home against Montevideo.

IN BASEBALL ... the Minneota Vikings lost a five-inning game, 12-0 to Murray County Central on Friday in the rain.

• Murray County Central 12, Minneota 0 

  (5 innings)

  Minneota               000 00 — 0 3 1

  MCC                        017 4x — 12 11 2

  HITTING: MCC (Wajer 2-3; Blankenship 2-3, 3 RBI; Benda 1-2; Deacon 2-3, RBI; Woldt 1-1 2 RBI; Kresko 1-3, RBI; Ackerman 1-1, 2 RBI; Schmitz 1-1, RBI); Minneota (Sam Buysse 1-2; Ted Pesch 1-3; Austin Sorensen 1-1).

  PITCHING (IP-R-ER-H-BB-SO):

• MCC (Deacon 4-0-0-3-3-3; Coulter 1-0-0-0-0-1);

• Minneota (Pesch 2.1-3-3-3-3-3; Sanow 1.2-9-9-8-1-2).

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