Baseball Game Preview: Simley Spartans vs. North Polars

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Previous Games

04/18/25 - Home	10-6 W
05/10/24 - Home	11-1 W
05/09/24 - Away	13-2 W
05/09/24 - Away	14-2 W
05/12/23 - Away	7-2 W
+ 5 more games

Simley has gone 8-2 against North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Spartans will head out to square off against the Polars at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Simley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Simley is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since April 21st on Wednesday. They fell just short of Mahtomedi by a score of 4-2. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Zephyrs recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.

Meanwhile, North came up short against Hastings on Wednesday, falling 18-4. The Polars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Carter Schneider was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Bobby Papenguth also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

North's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Simley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.

Simley was able to grind out a solid victory over North in their previous matchup back in April, winning 10-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.