Bemidji's slim lead slips as Cloquet prevails in extra innings
Apr. 25—BEMIDJI — When the Bemidji High School softball team's bats went cold, Cloquet took advantage. In a battle of the Lumberjacks, Bemidji scraped two runs across home plate in the third inning on a double steal and a fielder's choice at the BHS softball field.
That's where the offensive output halted, forcing BHS to try and close out a low-scoring affair. But head coach Brad Takkunen had ...
Apr. 25—BEMIDJI — When the Bemidji High School softball team's bats went cold, Cloquet took advantage. In a battle of the Lumberjacks, Bemidji scraped two runs across home plate in the third inning on a double steal and a fielder's choice at the BHS softball field.
That's where the offensive output halted, forcing BHS to try and close out a low-scoring affair. But head coach Brad Takkunen had a feeling two runs wouldn't be enough as the game wore on. And, unfortunately for Bemidji, he was right.
Cloquet tied the game in the top of the sixth inning before Rylie Goranson belted a game-deciding home run in the top of the eighth. Goranson's line-drive blast commenced a three-run frame for Cloquet in a 5-2 win. "We just need to get our offense going," Takkunen said.
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