Morgan Wilson and Liv Glumack clobbered home runs in the BA win. The second straight game with two home runs. Most impressive is the fact the four home runs were hit by four different Cardinals.
Also still alive are Owatonna, Randolph, Blooming Prairie, United South Central, New Prague in winner's bracket and Kenyon-Wanamingo, Hayfield, Lakeville North, Farmington, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, Tri-City United, NRHEG, Maple River in elimination bracket play.
The Faribault softball team is now hitting .299 on the season with 139 hits in 17 games led by Amanda Cullen's blistering .400 batting average. The Falcons baseball team is hitting under .180 as a team with 66 hits, 36 runs in 16 games. They have 9 extra base hits all season.
Rylee Sietsema, senior, got the shutout in the pitching circle for Faribault. Blooming Prairie bats were humming with 12 hits in their Gopher Conference contest.
Bethlehem Academy (19-1) will play Hayfield (12-10) at 5:00 p.m. Thursday on KDHL. If Hayfield wins a second game would follow. That game would also be on the Mighty 920.
The Malecha's Auto Body Faribault, Crunch Time Faribault players of the game were Olivia Smith and Aly Cook. Smith was 2 for 4 at the plate with an RBI and run scored. Cook delivered an RBI and also held the Bombers in check over the last four innings.