Baseball Game Preview: Le Sueur-Henderson Giants vs. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers

The Le Sueur-Henderson Giants are taking a road trip to challenge the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Tuesday, Le Sueur-Henderson got the win against St. Clair by a conclusive 10-1. The Giants might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted). They walked away with a 14-10 victory over Watertown-Mayer on Wednesday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 2, 2023, but that streak is no more.

The win made it two in a row for Le Sueur-Henderson and bumps their season record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, they moved to 7-8 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.