Proctor Softball Look to Avenge Regular-Season Loss to Greenway in Section Championship
First pitch between the Rails and Raiders at Braun Park is set for 3 p.m.
June 9, 2021
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Proctor softball team took the scenic route to the section title game.
After falling to Moose Lake-Willow River in the winner’s bracket, the Rails rattle off three wins Wednesday to come out of the loser’s bracket and punch their ticket to Wednesday’s section championship game.
“Yesterday was really exhausting. It was a lot of work to get there. But it just paid off because now you can see that they came yesterday, only had one game and we had three so we deserve to be where we are,” sophomore Abby Hanson said.
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The first and reserve teams consist of 14 team members who are brothers, including the head coach. Head coach Matt Bouma is this season working with his brother Liam who’s 11 years his junior. He’s the second of his three brothers that he’s coached, and he said the team bonded them closer together. Bouma said it was good to able to compete together and “see what we re made of”, adding: “You have high expectations for your brother, and you want them to do better.” “The best thing about it is, having a team bond is a lot easier when a lot of people are related. It’s a strong asset.”