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Wysong, Cards run streak to four straight wins

By John RittenhouseZach Wysong and the Luverne Cardinal baseball team experienced a successful two-day span early this week.Wysong, a Hills-Beaver Creek High School sophomore, started at shortstop for an LHS team that won three games on Monday and Tuesday.Wysong had a rough day at the plate during a 5-4 victory over Red Rock Central-Westbrook-Walnut Grove in Luverne Tuesday.Wysong went hitless in three plate appearances.Wysong had hits and RBIs during both games of Luverne’s home doubleheader against Jackson County Central Monday.During a 5-3 win in Game 1 against the defending Section 3AA champions, Wysong was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to tie the game at two in the bottom of the second inning. He also singled in the contest.Wysong slapped a run-scoring single during a seven-run uprising in the top of the fifth inning that locked up a 14-3 win for the Cardinals in Game 2.The 4-1 Cardinals play in Slayton Friday before hosting Pipestone for a twin bill Monday.

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