The Princeton Tigers will head out to face off against the Chisago Lakes Area Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Princeton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Chisago Lakes Area's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Princeton easily dispatched North Branch on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Tigers fell just short of Spring Lake Park by a score of 5-3 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since May 20, 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chisago Lakes Area). They blew past Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] 10-0 on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Chisago Lakes Area got a great performance from Zander Bleymeyer as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Bleymeyer also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Wildcats are 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 0-6 otherwise.
At the plate, Kellen Meissner was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Cole Stilp also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Chisago Lakes Area's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Princeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Princeton took their victory against Chisago Lakes Area in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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