St. Croix Prep is 7-2 against Nova Classical Academy since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Croix Prep Lions will be playing at home against the Nova Classical Academy Knights at 4:30 p.m. St. Croix Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Nova Classical Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Croix Prep is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Agnes just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 3-0 to the Aggies. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Croix Prep in their matchups with St. Agnes: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Nova Classical Academy, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They had just enough and edged St. Croix Lutheran out 12-11. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Nova Classical Academy considering their two-run performance the game before.
Alex Ehlebracht made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Ehlebracht was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Ehlebracht wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mikko Newman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
St. Croix Prep's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2-1. As for Nova Classical Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
St. Croix Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Nova Classical Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 4-1. Will St. Croix Prep repeat their success, or does Nova Classical Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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