The Le Sueur-Henderson Giants will head out to square off against the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Le Sueur-Henderson's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Minnesota Valley Lutheran's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Le Sueur-Henderson is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Waseca 15-1 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Minnesota Valley Lutheran posted their closest win since May 23, 2024 on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 2-1. The victory continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now won six in a row.
Joshua Vander Plas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Minnesota Valley Lutheran's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Blake Sexton, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Le Sueur-Henderson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Minnesota Valley Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
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