Storm Lake falls 3-2 at Algona after missed chances
A bang-bang bunt call and two warning-track flies left Storm Lake one swing short in a 3-2 loss at Algona.
Storm Lake left seven runners on base in a 3-2 loss at Algona. Coach Michael Knapp said the Tornadoes played solid baseball but never found the timely hit that could have flipped the game.
The Tornadoes scored both of their runs in the third inning, then watched Algona answer with one run in the first, one in the fourth and one in the fifth at Algona High School, 600 S. Hale St. in Algona. Knapp pointed to a bang-bang bunt play that was ruled an out; with one out, it would have loaded the bases. He also cited warning-track fly balls by Brock Edwards and David Gonzalez-Santos that would have put Storm Lake ahead late if they had carried a little farther.
Storm Lake finished with eight hits, led by Trey Boettcher’s two-hit night. David Gonzalez-Santos, Bobby Boeckman, Brock Edwards, Carson Taylor, Azael Garcia and Rylan Richardson each added one hit, and Boeckman and Edwards drove in the runs. Boettcher took the loss but worked six innings, allowing four hits and three runs while walking five and striking out one. Knapp said he was pleased with the pitching, and said the Tornadoes still have several healthy arms available with four games on the week’s schedule.
The nonconference matchup was set for 7 p.m. Tuesday. Storm Lake entered at 10-6, while Algona came in at 15-6 and had won six of its previous eight games. The Bulldogs had beaten Kuemper 20-10 and Estherville Lincoln Central 15-3 earlier in June, while Storm Lake had dropped tight games to Estherville Lincoln Central, 8-7, and Carroll, 7-4, in the week before the Algona trip.
Bound's matchup page had Storm Lake ahead 13-6 in games tracked since 2008, with Algona's 10-3 win on June 24, 2025, as the most recent meeting. Entering Tuesday, Bound's matchup page had David Gonzalez-Santos leading Storm Lake with 30 hits, Brock Edwards with 48 strikeouts and Rylan Richardson with four pitching wins, while Tate Garman led Algona with 31 hits. A mid-70s night with south-southwest winds around 10 to 12 mph greeted the teams.
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