Minnesota Valley Lutheran is 2-8 against Sleepy Eye since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers will head out on the road to take on the Sleepy Eye Indians at 5:00 p.m. The last four games Minnesota Valley Lutheran has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Monday, Minnesota Valley Lutheran sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Wabasso.
Zachary Riederer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Riederer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Riederer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Riederer wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Carlovsky, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Bradyn Kube, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sleepy Eye put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman as Sleepy Eye made off with a 14-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sleepy Eye.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-8. As for Sleepy Eye, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Sleepy Eye when the teams last played back in April. Can Minnesota Valley Lutheran avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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