The West Central Area Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If West Central Area beats Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta with nine runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Knights walked away with a 9-6 win over Sauk Centre on Tuesday. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Mainstreeters recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Lakers as they made off with a 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for West Central Area, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
West Central Area suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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