Another one-run win, another hero.

For the third straight game, the Blooming Praire baseball team won by the slimmest of margins as they edged out USC 9-8 on the road Tuesday.

This time it was junior outfielder Justen Ingvalson delivering the deciding hit when he slapped a two-run singleto give BP (5-0 overall, 3-0 Gopher) the lead for good in the top of the seventh inning.

Israel Clark closed things out after giving up one run in the bottom of the seventh. While USC (2-1 overall) had a runner on second with one out, Clark got a strikeout and forced a lineout to get out of the jam.

“I think we’ve learned a lot about ourselves in the last three games,” BP head coach Chris Staloch said. “And it’s nice that different kids keep stepping up for us.”

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

BP 1 0 2 4 0 0 2 9 13 1

USC 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 8 10 5

BP pitching: Aaron Krejci, 2 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 4 ER, 1 K; Josh Toquam (W), 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 K; Israel Clark (S), 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 ER, 1 K

BP hitting: Justen Ingvalson, 4-for-5, 2 RBIs, 3 R, SB; Toquam, 3-for-5, double, RBI, R; Matt Zellmer, 1-for-5, RBI, 2 R; Clark, 3-for-4, double, RBI, R; Austin Moe, 1-for-4, RBI; Krejci, 1-for-3, double, 2 RBIs