Softball Preview: Elk River Elks vs. Andover Huskies
Elk River is 7-2 against Andover since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Elk River Elks will be playing at home against the Andover Huskies at 4:30 p.m. Elk River will be strutting in after a victory while Andover will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Elk River finally turned things around against Sartell-St. Stephen on Wednesday. Elk River had just enough and edged Sartell-St. Stephen out 3-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Andover had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Saturday.
Morgan Kostecka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
Elk River's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-10-1. As for Andover, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.
Elk River came out on top in a nail-biter against Andover when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will Elk River repeat their success, or does Andover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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