Baseball Recap: Minneota Comes Up Short

If Minneota was feeling good fresh off their 18-1 takedown of Lakeview on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vikings came up short against the Murray County Central Rebels on Friday, falling 16-9. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Rebels: they've now lost three in a row.

Minneota's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Murray County Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-1.

Looking ahead, Minneota will welcome Yellow Medicine East at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Sting's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Vikings' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Murray County Central, they are taking a road trip to take on Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.