Softball Game Preview: Blaine Bengals vs. St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders

The Blaine Bengals will challenge the St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Blaine will be strutting in after a victory while St. Cloud Cathedral will be coming in after a loss.

Blaine will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Duluth East on Saturday. The Bengals put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bengals in their matchups with the Greyhounds: they've now won seven in a row.

Meanwhile, St. Cloud Cathedral came up short against Bemidji on Saturday, falling 11-4. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

This is the second loss in a row for St. Cloud Cathedral and nudges their season record down to 5-2. As for Blaine, the win got them back to even at 1-1.