Baseball Recap: Minnewaska Area Beats West Central Area for Their Third Straight Victory

Lakers

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 @ Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	26
05/08/25 @ West Central Area	10
04/22/25 vs New London-Spicer	10
04/15/25 vs Osakis	9
04/11/25 vs B O L D	8

Minnewaska Area had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt West Central Area on Thursday. The Lakers blew past the Knights 11-1. The Lakers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.

The win (which was Minnewaska Area's third in a row) raised their record to 10-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for West Central Area, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Coming up, Minnewaska Area will head out on the road to challenge Fergus Falls at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Central Area, they will be playing at home against Melrose at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.