For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times St. Cloud Cathedral and Little Falls have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Crusaders came out on top against the Flyers by a score of 5-2. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Flyers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Jacob Oliver was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Oliver was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Caden Johnson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
St. Cloud Cathedral hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive matches.
| 04/29/25 vs Little Falls | 5-2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Osakis | 8-1 |
| 04/17/25 vs Rocori | 4-3 |
| 04/16/25 vs Milaca | 12-2 |
| 04/15/25 vs St. Agnes | 19-4 |
| + 10 more games |
St. Cloud Cathedral pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average this season. As for Little Falls, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Cloud Cathedral will head out to face off against Pequot Lakes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Crusaders 1.9, the Patriots 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Little Falls, they will venture away from home to take on Pierz at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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