By John RittenhouseThe Luverne Redbirds recorded consecutive wins for the first time this season during a pair of home outings.Luverne defeated Worthington by 11 runs at Redbird Field Wednesday, June 15. The local amateurs nipped Fairmont by one run Sunday.The 4-5 Redbirds play at the Fairmont Tournament this weekend, beginning with a game against Winthrop on Saturday.Luverne 8, Fairmont 7Mike Boen’s fielder’s choice in the home half of the seventh proved to be the difference during Sunday’s home win over Fairmont.With the score tied at seven, Luverne’s Tony Sandbulte singled before scoring on Boen’s fielder’s choice.Fairmont scored the first four runs of the game before Luverne moved in front by one with a five-run rally in the third inning. The rally featured a three-run homer from James Fisher. Mike Wenninger singled home a run and Adam Kurtz added a sacrifice fly during the inning.Fairmont regained the lead at 7-5 before the Redbirds knotted the score by scoring two runs in the sixth. Wenninger singled home a run before Jared Pick drew a bases-loaded walk to tie the game.Kyle Kruen tossed five and one-third innings of seven run ball (five were earned) in the starting role for Luverne. Jesse Kuhlman picked up the win in relief, pitching three and one-third innings of shutout ball. Kuhlman walked two batters and surrendered one hit.Box score AB R H BIStuder 3 0 0 0T.Boen 1 0 0 0Wysong 4 2 4 0M.Boen 4 2 2 1Wenninger 5 1 4 2Kurtz 5 0 1 1Pick 4 0 0 1Reisch 2 1 0 0Fodness 1 0 0 0Fisher 5 1 2 3Sandbulte 5 1 2 0Luverne 11, Worthington 1Jake Studer and Rob Fodness combined efforts to pitch eight innings of one-run ball to lead the Redbirds to a 10-run victory over the Cubs June 15.Studer picked up the win after blanking Worthington and fanning five batters in five innings. Fodness worked the final three frames, surrendering one run in the seventh inning.Studer opened the scoring by reaching base on an error and scoring on an error in the bottom of the first.Luverne proceeded to score four runs in the second inning and two in the fifth to open a 7-0 lead.Zach Wysong singled home two runs, Tim Boen picked up an RBI for a fielder’s choice and Kurtz forced home a run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the fourth. RBI singles from Studer and Wysong gave the Redbirds a seven-run advantage in the fifth.After Worthington plated a run in the seventh, Luverne ended the game by scoring four runs in the eighth to prevail by the 10-run rule.Kurtz singled home two runs and scored the final run of the game on an error. Sandbulte added an RBI single during the inning.Box score AB R H BIStuder 4 1 1 1Wysong 4 2 3 2M.Boen 3 0 0 0Kuhlman 0 1 0 0Reisch 3 0 0 1Fisher 1 1 0 0Kurtz 4 1 1 2Pick 1 2 0 0Sandbulte 5 1 2 1Fodness 4 1 2 0T.Boen 2 1 0 0Remme 1 0 0 0