Baseball Game Preview: Shakopee Sabers vs. Prior Lake Lakers

The Shakopee Sabers will take on the Prior Lake Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shakopee is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.

Shakopee's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They skirted past Apple Valley 1-0.

Prior Lake came out on top against Eagan on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fourth inning. The Lakers blew past the Wildcats 10-0. Considering the Lakers have won four contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Shakopee pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Prior Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.