The Watertown Arrows were no match for Brandon Valley Lynx last week, as the Lynx steamrolled to back-to-back softball shutouts Thursday at Aspen Park.
Brandon Valley’s senior players – Jackson Faber and Brody Olivier – guided the Lynx boys Friday at the Yankton Invitational, leading the Lynx to a much-improved fifth-place team finish.
Saturday’s 35-14 Pigskin Classic victory over visiting Aberdeen Central was somewhat of a “redemption” win. And the Golden Eagles paid the price for Brandon Valley’s debut on their new artificial turf.
Brandon Valley’s varsity boys’ soccer team dropped its first two games of the season last week, breaking its win streak folloing a 2-1 loss Saturday to Brookings and 0-1 setback to Yankton Aug. 28.
Mere points kept Brandon Valley from notching a pair of wins - both by 3-0 margins - last week on the home court, the first to Sioux Falls Roosevelt and the next to Brookings. Roosevelt defeated the Lynx 25-19, 26-24, 25-23 and Brookings came out on top, 25-18, 25-21, 25-23.
With key players sidelined by injury, the Lady Lynx weren’t their usual selves against the number-one ranked Rough Riders in varsity softball action Thursday at Aspen Park.
The Lady Lynx battled two Eastern South Dakota Conference foes on back-to-back nights last week, Yankton and Brookings, outplaying the Gazelles 1-0 Aug. 28 and recording a scoreless tie against the Bobcats Saturday.
