St. Cloud Cathedral has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Willmar Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Cloud Cathedral's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Willmar's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Cloud Cathedral's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Minnehaha Academy by a score of 5-0.
The result came thanks to Cade Simones's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, St. Cloud Cathedral let Jacob Oliver and Caden Johnson loose on the outfield. Oliver went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run, while Johnson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Willmar unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to Alexandria.
St. Cloud Cathedral has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Willmar, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
St. Cloud Cathedral skirted past Willmar 5-4 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Cloud Cathedral since the team 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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