Baseball Recap: New Ulm Cathedral Beats Russell-Tyler-Ruthton for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only New Ulm Cathedral walked away with it. They came out on top against the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights by a score of 6-2 on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for the Greyhounds, who have now won five matchups in a row.

Jake Finstad was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. Another player making a difference was Elijah Rieser, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.

New Ulm Cathedral was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Russell-Tyler-Ruthton only posted a batting average of .185.

New Ulm Cathedral's victory bumped their record up to 22-2. As for Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7.

New Ulm Cathedral didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-1 win against South Ridge on the 12th. As for Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 8-1 victory against Hayfield on the 12th.