Softball Preview: Willmar Cardinals vs. Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm
Willmar and Sauk Rapids-Rice are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Willmar Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm at 4:30 p.m. Willmar has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 32 straight losses, while Sauk Rapids-Rice will come in with three straight wins.
Willmar's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Marshall on Tuesday. They lost 12-0 to the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Sauk Rapids-Rice won against St. Cloud Cathedral on Tuesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Sauk Rapids-Rice had just enough and edged St. Cloud Tech out 8-7. That's two games straight that Sauk Rapids-Rice has won by just one run.
Vivian Kusilek was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Alexa Welsh was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Willmar's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Sauk Rapids-Rice, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-10.
Willmar couldn't quite finish off Sauk Rapids-Rice in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Willmar avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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