Two days after falling to the Tri-Valley Mustangs at the Watchdog Classic, the Beresford Watchdogs defeated the Mustangs 8-7 in Beresford on Monday, May 11th.
Isabella Wetmore-Ocampo drove home the first two runs of the game in the top of the second. Beresford tied the game, 2-2, with a couple of runs in the bottom of the third. The Watchdogs took their first lead, 3-2, with a run in the bottom of the fourth. Haleigh Wallenstein tied the game with a triple in the top of the fifth. Emry Jones followed with an RBI single to put the Mustangs ahead 4-3.
After a scoreless fifth inning, Beresford took the lead back, 6-4, in the bottom of the sixth with three runs. Jones put Tri-Valley back in front with a one-out three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning. Unfortunately for the Mustangs, with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Riley Laurvick hit a two-run home run to win the game.
Jones had two hits, one a home run, and four RBIs. Wetmore-Ocampo added two singles and two RBIs. Mattie Huwe and Rowyn Gacke both ended with a single and double. Wallenstein had a triple and an RBI. Ava Christensen and Syenna Halverson both had one single. Jones pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed eight runs, four earned, on seven hits and three walks with 12 strikeouts.
