The Luverne Junior Legion went 2-0 on Sunday, July 18, to get one game closer to reaching the championship game.
Luverne outscored its two opponents on Sunday by the total score of 20-0.
Luverne defeated Blue Earth in Game 1 by 10-0 behind a strong pitching performance from Conner Connell. Connell pitched a no-hitter and helped Luverne blank Blue Earth.
“Conner pitched really well again,” Luverne coach Jared Pick said “He got ahead of a lot of hitters and kept them off balance all game. When Conner is on top of his game, he is tough to hit.”
In Game 2 on Sunday, Luverne blanked Lamberton 10-0 in five innings.
With the victory, Luverne will host St. James on Tuesday, July 20, at Redbird Field.
“St. James is a good team,” Pick said. “We have to play good defense behind our pitchers. If we do that, we will have a good chance to be in the ball game in the end.”
If the Luverne Junior Legion team wins, they will play on Sunday, July 25, at Redbird Field and be one win away from reaching the state tournament.
With a loss they'll have to win three straight in order to reach the state tournament.
The stats from the two games were not available.