Baseball Game Preview: Chisago Lakes Area Wildcats vs. Princeton Tigers

The Chisago Lakes Area Wildcats will challenge the Princeton Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Princeton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Chisago Lakes Area, who comes in off a win.

Chisago Lakes Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] a 10-0 shutout on Friday. The Wildcats not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since May 13, 2024 (when they won 16-3).

Zander Bleymeyer

Earned Runs

04/18/25 - Away

3

Zander Bleymeyer tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Chisago Lakes Area is 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 0-6 otherwise.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kellen Meissner, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carson Drury, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Princeton challenged Spring Lake Park on Friday. The Tigers fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since May 20, 2024.

Princeton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Chisago Lakes Area, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.

Chisago Lakes Area might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Princeton in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.