Baseball Preview: Maple Grove Crimson vs. Osseo Orioles
Maple Grove is 10-0 against Osseo since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Maple Grove Crimson will be playing at home against the Osseo Orioles at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Maple Grove sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Robbinsdale Armstrong.
Matthew Johnson looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nathan Schmidt, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kellen Riskedahl, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Osseo entered their tilt with Buffalo with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bison a 1-0 shutout on Thursday.
Maple Grove's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-8. As for Osseo, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6.
Maple Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Osseo when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. Will Maple Grove repeat their success, or does Osseo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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