Baseball Preview: Chanhassen Storm vs. Andover Huskies
Chanhassen has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Andover Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Chanhassen will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Chanhassen is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over Orono last Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Andover waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Tigers.
Lukas Squier and Blake Baumann dominated on the mound. Squier tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Baumann pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Andover's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Beske, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Keaton Coe, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Chanhassen's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-3. As for Andover, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Chanhassen beat Andover 5-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Chanhassen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Andover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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