Baseball Recap: Staples-Motley Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Cardinals

Previous 5 Games

05/08/25 @ Barnesville	11-9
05/06/25 @ Sauk Centre	13-11
05/01/25 vs Breckenridge	14-4
04/29/25 @ Pelican Rapids	23-5
04/29/25 vs Pelican Rapids	10-2

Staples-Motley entered their tilt with Barnesville on Thursday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans, sneaking past 11-9. That's two games straight that the Cardinals have won by exactly two runs.

Staples-Motley pushed their record up to 6-6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.7 runs over those games. As for Barnesville, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Staples-Motley beat the Trojans by a score of 7-4 later that day.