Baseball Preview: Spring Grove Lions vs. Mabel-Canton Cougars
Spring Grove is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Mabel-Canton is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Spring Grove Lions will take on the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Spring Grove's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five games.
Spring Grove can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Wabasha-Kellogg with a sharp 10-4 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Spring Grove as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Elijah Solum, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Brandon Jahnke, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mabel-Canton owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Kenyon-Wanamingo.
Not much got past Cayden Tollefsrud, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Kenyon-Wanamingo off the board.
Spring Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Mabel-Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-15.
Mabel-Canton's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Spring Grove has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .432. It's a different story for Mabel-Canton, though, as they've only averaged .327. Will they be able to contain Spring Grove's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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