Eagles take two from the Jaguars

In home-and-away Central Minnesota Conference action tonight, the Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles won two varsity contests. At home, the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team lost 4-1 to the Eagles. At the home of the Eden Valley Hawks amateur baseball team, the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team suffered their first shut out loss of the season by a 6-0 score to the Eagles.

In the fastpitch game, the Jaguars held the Eagles off of the scoreboard until the fourth inning after they took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third. The Eagles then scored two runs in both the fourth and sixth innings. It was a very close battle, with both teams having just one error. EV-W had 6 hits compared to 5 by the Jaguars. EV-W's fastpitch team is now 5-1 overall (4-1 CMC in second place). The Jaguars are 4-5 overall (2-3 CMC), and they have a HUGE game on deck with a sub-section contest in Brooten against neighboring rival Benson this Friday. Come out and show your support! They would love a big crowd. First pitch is at 4:30 p.m. The Braves were 2-5 overall after a 16-1 loss yesterday in Madison to Lac qui Parle Valley. A win would help the Jaguars build momentum towards earning a top-four playoff seed at playoff time.

In the baseball team, both teams had just one error each. The Eagles, who have won three straight to climb to 4-3 overall (3-1 CMC), had 6 hits compared to 5 for the Jaguars. B-B-E is now 3-2 overall (2-1 CMC), and they play next in a doubleheader at Kimball this week Thursday.

Windy but mostly sunny conditions made conditions cool but manageable at the track and field meet tonight hosted at B-B-E high school. I'll get additional coverage on the meet in this week's Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.

I can finally catch up to additional golf coverage...the B-B-E Jaguars boys' golf team traveled to Atwater today for the Central Minnesota Conference opener. Next is a 10-team invitational at Sauk Centre's Greystone Golf Club tomorrow. The Jaguars competed last week in a 12-team golf meet at Paynesville last week that used the 6-6-6 rule. Coverage from that meet and also today's CMC meet will be in this week's newspaper.

More to come...on Wednesday morning once I get the newspaper to press.

Central MN Conference fastpitch scores on April 23:
Kimball Area 7, Maple Lake 0
Royalton 13, Holdingford 3 (a score from Monday)
Paynesville Area 11, A-C-GC 3 (also a Monday score)

Central MN Conference baseball scores on April 23:
Kimball Area 15, Maple Lake 12
Holdingford 2, Royalton 1 (a Monday game)

Area fastpitch scores on April 23:
Lac qui Parle Valley 7, Renville County West 1
Dawson-Boyd 19, MACCRAY 9
Yellow Medicine East 6, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 2
Browerville 5, Osakis 4
Swanville 7, Upsala 6 (Swanville is 9-1 overall)
Melrose Area 11, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 4
Albany 13, Milaca 12
Dawson-Boyd 8, MACCRAY 5

Area baseball scores on April 23:
Melrose Area 9, BOLD 6
Montevideo 15, West Central Area 2 (5 innings)
Minnewaska Area 15, Sauk Centre 3
Minnewaska Area 13, Sauk Centre 3
Sebeka 7, Parkers Prairie 0
Brandon-Evansville 14, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 3
Upsala/Swanville Area 18, Milaca 8
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 20, Benson 0
Minneota 9, Renville County West 2
MACCRAY 16, Lakeview 2
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 6, Yellow Medicine East 5