Baseball Recap: Albert Lea Victorious

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Previous Games

05/08/25 - Home	6-4 W
05/08/25 - Home	3-2 W
05/09/24 - Away	2-1 W
05/09/24 - Away	2-0 W
05/11/23 - Away	10-2 W
+ 5 more games

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Albert Lea ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Red Wing Wingers 3-2. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Preston Smith spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Sam McGill was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.

Albert Lea's record now sits at 9-5. As for Red Wing, with the defeat, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-2.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Albert Lea beat the Wingers by a score of 6-4 later that day.