Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha hit Richfield with a six-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans lost 11-1 to the Pirates. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Richfield and nudges their season record down to 4-4. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 6-1 Academy of Holy Angels (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 76.2% over those games). As for Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Richfield is set to face off against their familiar foe Robbinsdale Cooper at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha will square off against rival Academy of Holy Angels at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pirates 3.8, the Stars 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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