The Rocori Spartans will head out to take on the St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Rocori is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since April 18, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 10-3 to Alexandria.
Tyler Prom was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Noah Olmscheid was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Cloud Cathedral). They put the hurt on St. Agnes with a sharp 19-4 win on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Crusaders, who have now won three contests in a row.
Charlie Dolan looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2024.
At the plate, St. Cloud Cathedral got a massive performance out of Caden Johnson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Johnson a new career-high. Jacob Oliver also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
St. Cloud Cathedral always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Rocori's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for St. Cloud Cathedral, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Rocori couldn't quite finish off St. Cloud Cathedral in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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