BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji High 歪歪漫画 softball team has one more game to play at home.
The Lumberjacks were seeded eighth with the release of the Section 8-4A Tournament on Saturday, and so they鈥檒l host a single-elimination play-in game against St. Cloud at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 23, at the BHS softball field.
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The ninth-seeded Crush enter 10-10 overall thanks to a four-game winning streak to end the regular season.
Monday鈥檚 winner will face top-seeded Brainerd at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, in Brainerd.
Win or lose, the following round takes place on Thursday, May 26, at the high seeds.
Teams who survive will advance to the next round on May 31. The Section 8-4A championship series is then set for June 2, plus June 3 if necessary.
Next to Bemidji in the bracket, fourth-seeded Rogers hosts fifth-seeded Moorhead in the first round.
Elsewhere, second-seeded St. Michael-Albertville meets seventh-seeded Buffalo, and third-seeded Sartell-St. Stephen takes on sixth-seeded Elk River.
The Lumberjacks finished the regular season with a 7-10 record. They have not faced St. Cloud this spring but lost both legs of a doubleheader to Brainerd by 12-1 and 10-1 margins on May 5 in Brainerd.
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Section 8-4A Tournament pairings
No. 1 Brainerd vs. No. 8 Bemidji/No. 9 St. Cloud
No. 4 Rogers vs. No. 5 Moorhead
No. 2 St. Michael-Albertville vs. No. 7 Buffalo
No. 3 Sartell-St. Stephen vs. No. 6 Elk River
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