Willmar entered their tilt with Sartell-St. Stephen with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres 2-1. This was payback for Willmar, who suffered a 13-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Tyler Madsen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Willmar's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Staska, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Smith, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Willmar has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Sartell-St. Stephen, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
Willmar will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sartell-St. Stephen: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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