After a string of four wins, New Ulm Cathedral's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 8-1 to the Sleepy Eye Indians. New Ulm Cathedral was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four games prior) but Sleepy Eye's pitchers proved too tough.
New Ulm Cathedral saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Finstad, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
New Ulm Cathedral's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-3. As for Sleepy Eye, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
New Ulm Cathedral will head out on the road to challenge Minnesota Valley Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. New Ulm Cathedral is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Sleepy Eye, they will be playing at home against St. Mary's at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Sleepy Eye's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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